title: Diaphragmatic and crural FDG uptake in hyperventilating patients: a rare pattern important to recognize.
abstract: The authors describe various patterns of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation in the diaphragm and crura. They present 6 patients in whom incidental diaphragmatic and crural uptake of FDG was observed during positron emission tomography (PET). Hyperventilation is thought to be the potential underlying mechanism of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. chander@pol.net
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: Eser Lay
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.forename: Imad T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Zak
authors.forename: Alkis P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zingas
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Richard N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Joyrich
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Getzen
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18