Physiological skin FDG uptake: A quantitative and regional distribution assessment using PET/MRI.

Munenobu NogamiFeibi ZengJunko InukaiYoshiaki WatanabeMizuho NishioTomonori KandaYoshiko R UenoKeitaro SofueAtsushi K KonoMasatoshi HoriAkihito OhnishiKazuhiro KuboTakako KurimotoTakamichi Murakami

Published in: PloS one (2021)

PET/MRI enabled the quantitative analysis of skin FDG uptake with repeatability. The degree of physiological FDG uptake in the skin was the highest in the face and varied between sexes. Although attention to differences in body habitus between age groups is needed, skin FDG uptake also depended on age.

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