File:Intense increased FDG uptake in the skeletal muscles probably due to exercise (Radiopaedia 72479).PNG

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 72479
• Image ID: 51770415
• Modality: Nuclear medicine
• System: Musculoskeletal
• Findings: There is diffusely increased metabolic activity in the skeletal muscles of the chest, arms, abdomen, and proximal thighs. It is most likely that the patient was doing heavy exercise the night before the PET-CT. It does not fit with brown fat uptake in these locations.
• Published: 26th Nov 2019
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/intense-increased-fdg-uptake-in-the-skeletal-muscles-probably-due-to-exercise
• Author: Jayanth Keshavamurthy
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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