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Prefrontal hypometabolism in FDG PET
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Reduced uptake of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the prefrontal cortex as measured by positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23585882 ]
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Prefrontal hypometabolism in FDG PET
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Glucose uptake measured with FDG-PET is a marker of neuronal metabolic activity, thus this sign indicates reduced metabolic activity in the prefrontal cortex.
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peter
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2014-02-15T11:33:12Z
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HP:0012659