Psoas muscle fluorine-18-labelled fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose uptake associated with the incidence of existing and incipient metabolic derangement.

Ji Young Kim Dae Won JunJun ChoiEunwoo NamDonghee SonYun Young Choi

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2019)

Fluorine-18-labelled fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (18 F-FDG) uptake of psoas muscle is a promising surrogate marker for existing and incipient metabolic derangement.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
pet imaging
skeletal muscle
pet ct
blood glucose
risk factors
type diabetes
blood pressure
metabolic syndrome