Chewing gum causing a very high FDG uptake of the tongue on PET scan.
Kathula
Satheesh K
SK
Greater Dayton Cancer Center, Dayton, OH 45409, USA. kathulask@yahoo.com
Mantil
Joseph
J
D000368:Aged; D016477:Artifacts; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002638:Chewing Gum; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014059:Tongue / Q000378:metabolism*
D002638:Chewing Gum; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18