FDG uptake in intercostal muscles is an indicator of severe respiratory disease.
Bural
Gonca Gul
GG
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Mavi
Ayse
A
Kumar
Rakesh
R
Alavi
Abass
A
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
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18