Estimation of activity of administered 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose by measurement of the dose equivalent rate on the right temporal region of the head

Estimation of activity of administered 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose by measurement of the dose equivalent rate on the right temporal region of the head

Abstract Background Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is now a routine procedure for the management of cancer patients. Intravenous administration of FDG is sometimes halted due to troubles. In such cases, estimations of the FDG dosage injected prior to halting adm...

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Main Authors: Kenta Sakaguchi, Makoto Hosono, Tomomi Imamura, Naomi Takahara, Misa Hayashi, Yuko Yakushiji, Kazunari Ishii, Tatsuro Uto, Takamichi Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-11-01
Series:EJNMMI Physics
Subjects:
Positron Emission Tomography
Blood Sugar
Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis
Residual Rate
Positron Emission Tomography Examination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40658-016-0164-1

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