title: Increased F-18 FDG skeletal muscle uptake secondary to altered weight bearing and the use of crutches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Kelvin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Tim H C
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Saunder
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003446:Crutches; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016474:Weight-Bearing
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18