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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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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Tissue distribution of 18F-FDG-labeled peripheral hematopoietic stem cells after intracoronary administration in patients with myocardial infarction.
UNLABELLED Adult stem cell therapy is expected to improve left ventricular function in patients with myocardial infarction… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Role of Fluorine-18 Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Patients With Metastatic Melanoma: Impact on Surgical Decision Making
Malignant melanoma can metastasize to almost any organ site. Optimal management requires sensitive radiographic evaluation of the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A new approach to pre-treatment assessment of the N0 neck in oral squamous cell carcinoma: the role of sentinel node biopsy and positron emission tomography.
Review
2002
Review
2002
MIRD dose estimate report no. 19: radiation absorbed dose estimates from (18)F-FDG.
18F-FDG is formed through radiochemical synthesis from cyclotron-produced 18F (K. Breslow, written communication, June 2000… 
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… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Value of combined FDG PET and MR imaging in the evaluation of suspected recurrent local-regional breast cancer: preliminary experience.
PURPOSE To assess the performance and potential clinical effects of combined 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG… 
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
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.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Positron tomography with deoxyglucose for estimating local myocardial glucose metabolism.
The deoxyglucose method originally developed for measurements of the local cerebral metabolic rate for glucose has been… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Radiopharmaceuticals XXVII. 18F-labeled 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-glucose as a radiopharmaceutical for measuring regional myocardial glucose metabolism in vivo: tissue distribution and imaging studies in…
18F-2-Deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (18FDG) is rapidly extracted by the mouse heart, and the radioactivity in heart (3-4% per organ… 
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