FDG dose extravasations in PET/CT: frequency and impact on SUV measurements
Objectives: PET/CT with 18F-FDG has proven to be effective in detecting and assessing various types of cancers. However, due to cancer and/or its therapy, intravenous (IV) FDG injection may be problematic resulting in dose extravasations. In the most frequently used field of view (FOV), arms-up and...
Main Authors: | Medhat M Osman, Razi eMuzaffar, Mustafa Erkan Altinyay, Cyrus eTeymouri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2011.00041/full |
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