title: FDG uptake in intercostal muscles is an indicator of severe respiratory disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Gonca Gul
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Bural
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavi
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007366:Intercostal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D017564:Radiation Pneumonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18