Suppression of myocardial glucose metabolism in FDG PET/CT: impact of dose variation in heparin bolus pre-administration.

Asbjorn M ScholtensA M van den BerkN L van der SluisJ P EsserG K LammersJ M H de KlerkM G E H LamH J Verberne

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2020)

A total of 50 IU/kg single-dose heparin administration before FDG PET/CT in addition to a low-carbohydrate diet and prolonged fast significantly outperformed protocols with no or lower dose (15 IU/kg) heparin in completely suppressing myocardial glucose metabolism.

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