title: Review of Physiologic and Pathophysiologic Sources of Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Chest Wall on PET.
abstract: The chest wall can be defined as the osseous and soft tissue structures that form the outer framework of the thorax and move during breathing. Topics discussed in this article include physiologic uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose, benign diseases of the chest wall, and malignant tumors of the chest wall.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, M2.11, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hickeson
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abikhzer