| Autor: |
Ojha B; Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-6830, USA., Bartley SC, Gundlapalli S, Mountz JM |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2001 Nov; Vol. 26 (11), pp. 908-9. |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00003072-200111000-00002 |
| Abstrakt: |
The uptake of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) by a malignant tumor depends on the blood glucose level. The authors present a striking case that illustrates the importance of blood glucose measurement in F-18 FDG positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging in a patient with a solitary pulmonary nodule. With the emergence of freestanding imaging centers, this case emphasizes the importance of using an objective method, such as a glucometer, to measure blood glucose levels before F-18 FDG PET imaging. Results of the initial scan were equivocal (the patient had eaten before the scan), whereas a hypermetabolic focus was clearly identified on a second scan obtained 2 days later. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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