title: Patterns of brown fat uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan.
abstract: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has become the common imaging modality in oncological practice. FDG uptake is seen in brown adipose tissue in a significant number of patients. Recognizing the uptake patterns is important for optimal FDG PET interpretation. The introduction of PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) revolutionized PET imaging, bringing much-needed anatomical information. Careful review and correlation of FDG PET images with anatomical imaging should be performed to characterize accurately any lesion having high FDG uptake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear and Experimental Medical Sciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Dhritiman
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
keywords: Brown adipose tissue; brown fat; fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography