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Carbohydrates > Deoxy Sugars > Deoxyglucose > Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Preferred term

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The compound is given by intravenous injection to do POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY for the assessment of cerebral and myocardial glucose metabolism in various physiological or pathological states including stroke and myocardial ischemia. It is also employed for the detection of malignant tumors including those of the brain, liver, and thyroid gland. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1162)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 0Z5B2CJX4D
  • 18FDG
  • 18F-FDG
  • 18F Fluorodeoxyglucose
  • 29702-43-0 (non-specific labeled cpd)
  • 63503-12-8 (Fluorodeoxyglucose F18)
  • 83903-67-7 (14C-labeled cpd)
  • Fludeoxyglucose F 18
  • Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 0Z5B2CJX4D
  • 18 F-2- Fluoro-2 désoxy-D-glucose
  • 18 Fluoro-désoxyglucose
  • 18F fluorodéoxyglucose
  • 18F- Fluorodésoxyglucose
  • 18F-FDG
  • 18FDG
  • 29702-43-0 (non-specific labeled cpd)
  • 63503-12-8 (Fluorodeoxyglucose F18)
  • 83903-67-7 (14C-labeled cpd)
  • Fludeoxyglucose F 18

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