A surprising inverse correlation between the degree of malignancy and the level of FDG uptake in a colon tumor.
Chen
Ming-Tsung
MT
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chen
Yen-Kung
YK
Shen
Yeh-You
YY
Su
Cheng-Tau
CT
D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18