title: Ventral hernia resulting in increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomographic imaging.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebenstock
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hickeson
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
mesh_terms: D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18