title: FDG uptake by tongue and muscles of mastication reflecting increased metabolic activity of muscles after chewing gum.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan. kawabe@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higashiyama
authors.forename: Terue
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Etsushi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishizu
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiomi
mesh_terms: D002638:Chewing Gum; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods; D014059:Tongue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18