18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a strong prognosis predictor for neuroendocrine tumors, according to new research from scientists at the Rigshospitalet, ...

However, MRI is slow and considerable time is needed to image the sympathetic chain (for example, neck ... then an 18 F-FDG-PET scan of the whole body would be the next rational step.

The effective dose from a PET scan is modest and depends on the activity of the injected FDG (18 F-Fluoro deoxyglucose) and is typically 8 mSv for adults using 400 MBq and is the same whether a part ...

Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2009;9(1):75-96. Based on the available data, FDG-PET alone appears to be of limited use in differentiating tumors of low malignant potential from benign tumors and ...

Monitoring treatment response in breast cancer is of great importance and FDG PET has demonstrated its utility in this indication. FDG PET must be performed in patients with advanced disease ...

Osman from the university presented his study that looks at the relationship between caffeine intake and uptake by the hear of the tracer used in the PET scan called FDG at the Society of Nuclear ...

Imaging with equipment that combines positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) provides the special benefits of both in one procedure. It is a highly sensitive imaging technique ...

Data from 611 FDG PET/CT scans of patients with lung cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer, as well as 408 PSMA PET/CT scans of prostate cancer patients, were ...