Brain glucose metabolism is associated with hormone level in Cushing's disease: A voxel-based study using FDG-PET

Chronic exposure to elevated levels of glucocorticoids can exert a neurotoxic effect in patients, possibly manifesting as molecular imaging alterations in patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between brain metabolism and elevated hormone level using 18F-fluoro...

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Main Authors: Shuai Liu, Yinyan Wang, Kaibin Xu, Fan Ping, Renzhi Wang, Fang Li, Xin Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158216301553