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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Known as: Fludeoxyglucose (18F), Fludeoxyglucose F-18, 18fdg 
The compound is given by intravenous injection to do POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY for the assessment of cerebral and myocardial glucose metabolism in… 
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2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucoseDeoxyglucoseRadiopharmaceuticals
Diagnostic agentsFLUDEOXYGLUCOSE F-18 300 mCi in 1 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONIn Bloodagonists

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Whole-body PET/CT: Spectrum of physiological variants, artifacts and interpretative pitfalls in cancer patients
Accurate diagnosis and staging in oncology is essential in the evaluation of cancer for optimal patient outcome. Conventional… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Automated functional image-guided radiation treatment planning for rectal cancer.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Is there a role for FGD-PET in radiotherapy planning in esophageal carcinoma?
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Flexible distributed generation: (FDG)
Power electronics is the key technology for enabling renewable power generation and dispatching distributed generation (DG) with… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Comparison of positron emission tomography scanning and sentinel node biopsy in the detection of micrometastases of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma.
PURPOSE Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a surgical technique for detecting micrometastatic disease in the regional draining nodes… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Detection of recurrent or persistent nasopharyngeal carcinomas after radiotherapy with 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and comparison with computed tomography.
PURPOSE The effectiveness of positron emission tomography (PET) with 1 8-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) for detecting suspected… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
18FDG‐PET for the assessment of primary head and neck tumors: Clinical, computed tomography, and histopathological correlation in 38 patients
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of FDG‐PET (fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐glucose‐positron emission tomography) in the detection… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Positron emission mammography (PEM): a promising technique for detecting breast cancer
The authors are developing a high specificity technique for detecting the increased metabolic rate of breast tumours. The glucose… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Interictal cerebral metabolism in partial epilepsies of neocortical origin
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Relation of left ventricular perfusion and wall motion with metabolic activity in persistent defects on thallium-201 tomography in healed myocardial infarction.
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