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- noun biochemistry A
fluorine analog ofglucose that is used inpositron emission tomography
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Clinical and quantitative fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in pre - and symptomatic persons inheriting familial Alzheimer's disease mutations
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After intravenous injection of 5 mCi F18-FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose), all subjects underwent a brain SPECT coincidence scan, which was then superimposed on their MRIs.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Mohammad Farhadi 2010
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Currently, the most common radioisotope used in PET imaging is Fluorine-18, used to create the tracer for glucose, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose, commonly known as FDG.
Presseportal 2010
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One imaging technique, positron emission tomography (PET) with the imaging agent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), may provide doctors with the information they need to make more informed treatment decisions, according to research published in the April issue of
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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In clinically unclear cases, use of an advanced imaging technique-positron emission tomography (PET) with the imaging agent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and computed tomography
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The poster titled "Clinical and quantitative fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in pre - and symptomatic persons inheriting familial Alzheimer's disease mutations," will be presented on Monday, Jul 12, at 11: 30 AM - 1: 00 PM (HST).
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One imaging technique, positron emission tomography (PET) with the imaging agent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), may provide doctors with the information they need to make more informed treatment decisions, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Feb 02, 2009 | not rated yet | no comments yet In the largest study to date to evaluate fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In the largest study to date to evaluate fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (FDG-PET / CT) in the initial staging of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), researchers were able to identify the precise location and extent of metastasis
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Main Outcome Measures We used positron emission tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose 18 to examine resting regional cerebral metabolic rate for glucose (rCMRglu).
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