Evaluation of physiological FDG uptake in the skeleton in adults: Is it uniformly distributed?

Aras M., DEDE F. , ÖNEŞ T. , İNANIR S. , ERDİL T. Y. , TUROĞLU H. T.

REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR, vol.33, no.5, pp.286-289, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.remn.2014.03.007
  • Title of Journal : REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR E IMAGEN MOLECULAR
  • Page Numbers: pp.286-289
  • Keywords: Bone marrow, Skeleton, Glycolytic metabolism, FDG, PET/CT, COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR, BONE-MARROW, THERAPY, PET

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to study whether FDG was uniformly distributed throughout the skeleton and whether age and gender affected this biodistribution.