Effect of Propranolol on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue in Children and Young Adults with Neoplastic Diseases.

Samuel L BradyKa Kit WongMikhail DoubrovinYuanyuan HanYimei LiShengjie WuA K M Moinul HossainCharles B ChismMihir H NaikMichael RossiBarry L Shulkin

Published in: Molecular imaging and biology (2020)

Propranolol preparation minimizes FDG uptake by BAT and should be considered routine for pediatric FDG PET/CT cancer-related protocols in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
positron emission tomography
young adults
pet ct
computed tomography
insulin resistance
high fat diet
pet imaging
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
molecularly imprinted
middle aged
skeletal muscle
childhood cancer
solid phase extraction