FDG-PET

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical imaging technique
gptkbp:administeredBy intravenous injection
gptkbp:alternativeName 18F-FDG PET
FDG PET scan
gptkbp:canBe lymphoma staging
lung cancer diagnosis
melanoma staging
brain tumor evaluation
colorectal cancer staging
Alzheimer's disease assessment
cardiac sarcoidosis assessment
gptkbp:canDifferentiate benign and malignant lesions
gptkbp:combines CT
MRI
gptkbp:commonIn cardiology
neurology
oncology
gptkbp:contraindication pregnant women
patients with high blood glucose
gptkbp:cookingMethod fasting required
gptkbp:detects infection
glucose uptake
inflammation
metabolic activity
myocardial viability
tumors
epileptic foci
gptkbp:fullName Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FDG-PET
gptkbp:inventedBy 1970s
gptkbp:measures cellular metabolism
gptkbp:mode gptkb:positron_emission_tomography
gptkbp:monitors treatment response
gptkbp:practicedWorldwide yes
gptkbp:produces quantitative data
functional images
gptkbp:recognizedBy metastatic disease
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CT_scan
MRI
PET scan
gptkbp:requires gptkb:PET_scanner
Centrifuge
radiopharmaceutical
gptkbp:usedFor cancer diagnosis
cardiac imaging
neurological disorder assessment
gptkbp:usesIsotope gptkb:fluorine-18
gptkbp:usesTracer gptkb:fluorodeoxyglucose_(FDG)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PET_scan_with_FDG
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8