Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise

Avid functional 18F-FDG uptake of skeletal muscle is a known false positive finding of PET-CT study especially after involuntary muscle exercise just prior to the study. We describe the case of a 50-year-old man in whom the finding of avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle was encountered du...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Lau, Eddie Wing Fai
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Language:English
Published: Department of Biomedical Imaging (Radiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40451/1/Avid%2018F-FDG%20uptake%20of%20pectoralis%20major%20muscle%20an%20equivocal%20sequela%20of%20strenuous%20physical%20exercise.pdf
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description Avid functional 18F-FDG uptake of skeletal muscle is a known false positive finding of PET-CT study especially after involuntary muscle exercise just prior to the study. We describe the case of a 50-year-old man in whom the finding of avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle was encountered during investigation of metastatic melanoma.
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spelling upm.eprints-404512015-09-18T04:23:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40451/ Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Lau, Eddie Wing Fai Avid functional 18F-FDG uptake of skeletal muscle is a known false positive finding of PET-CT study especially after involuntary muscle exercise just prior to the study. We describe the case of a 50-year-old man in whom the finding of avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle was encountered during investigation of metastatic melanoma. Department of Biomedical Imaging (Radiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40451/1/Avid%2018F-FDG%20uptake%20of%20pectoralis%20major%20muscle%20an%20equivocal%20sequela%20of%20strenuous%20physical%20exercise.pdf Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri and Lau, Eddie Wing Fai (2009) Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise. Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal, 5 (2). art. no. e7. pp. 1-2. ISSN 1823-5530
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Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
title Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
title_full Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
title_fullStr Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
title_full_unstemmed Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
title_short Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
title_sort avid 18f fdg uptake of pectoralis major muscle an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise
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