Unusual Intense Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Intercostal Muscles Due to Severe Shortness of Breath in a Patient with Heart Failure

Unusual Intense Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Intercostal Muscles Due to Severe Shortness of Breath in a Patient with Heart Failure

We present a case of unusually intense Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the intercostal muscles during a Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). We hypothesized that severe left ventricular failure causing the patient to be short of breath during the study in association with insulin...

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Main Authors: Masoud Shariat, Ravi Mohan, Mark R Iwanochko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Positron emission tomography
skeletal muscle
viability study
Online Access:http://www.wjnm.org/article.asp?issn=1450-1147;year=2015;volume=14;issue=1;spage=66;epage=67;aulast=Shariat

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