Personalised insulin calculator enables safe and effective correction of hyperglycaemia prior to FDG PET/CT

Personalised insulin calculator enables safe and effective correction of hyperglycaemia prior to FDG PET/CT

Abstract Background Hyperglycaemia can influence 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake due to competition for glucose transport and phosphorylation by hexokinase. Major international nuclear medicine societies recommend blood glucose level (BGL) < 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL) prior to performing FDG pos...

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Main Authors: David A. Pattison, Lisa L. MacFarlane, Jason Callahan, Emma L. Kane, Timothy Akhurst, Rodney J. Hicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
Insulin
Hyperglycaemia
FDG PET/CT
Diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-019-0480-2

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