PET/CT investigation of bowel 18F-FDG uptake in non-diabetic individuals: incidence and potential clinical significance in oncology
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Mitchell-Hay, Rosalind
- Source
- Subject
- Comparative studies
PET
genetic structures
Oncology
Colon
PET-CT
Statistics
Biological effects
Physiological studies
Small bowel
Artifacts
Cancer
- Language
- English
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Aims and objectives: 18 F-FDG is the most commonly used ligand in PET imaging. Higher 18 F-FDG uptake is exhibited in the body at sites of increased metabolic activity and therefore is routinely used to diagnose and stage patients with a range of cancer types, as well...