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The fluorine-18-labeled tracer fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a glucose analogue taken up by metabolically active cells using glucose as a substrate for their metabolism. This enables the PET scanner to detect metabolically active tissues such as cancer metastases.
Ref:
- Schwartz SI (ed): Principles of Surgery, ed 7. McGraw-Hill, 1999, pp 339-340.
- Positron Emission Tomography, An Introduction. GE Medical Systems, 2000, pp 1-14.
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