Factors influencing brown fat activation in FDG PET/CT: a retrospective analysis of 15,000+ cases.

Autor: Steinberg, Jeffrey D, Vogel, Wouter, Vegt, Erik
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Zdroj: British Journal of Radiology; Jul2017, Vol. 90 Issue 1075, p-1, 8p
Abstrakt: The article discusses factors leading to brown fat's activation in fluorine-18 fludeoxyglucose (F-FDG) on positron emission tomography (PET)/ computed tomography (CT). Topics include details on activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT), use of retrospective analysis for F-FDG PET scans, and identifying BAT activation patients' risk factors. Details related to the observation of BAT activation in females and people's body mass index lower than others are also included.
Databáze: Complementary Index