title: Symmetric increased skeletal muscular uptake of F-18 fluoro-deoxyglucose: A clue for the diagnosis of Graves' disease.
abstract: F-18 fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the thyroid and thymus is well reported in patients with Graves' disease. Incidental skeletal muscle uptake has also been reported in other non-musculoskeletal (benign and malignant) pathologies. We report a patient of Graves' disease showing symmetrical skeletal muscle uptake but no thyroidal or thymus uptake of FDG.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Sampath
authors: S
authors: Santhosh
authors: Bhagwant Rai
authors: BR
authors: Mittal
authors: Raghava
authors: R
authors: Kashyap
authors: Anish
authors: A
authors: Bhattacharya
authors: Baljinder
authors: B
authors: Singh
keywords: F-18 FDG; Graves’ disease; PET-CT; skeletal muscle; thymus