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Thalamic hypometabolism in FDG PET
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Reduced uptake of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the thalamus as measured by positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan. [ ]
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Thalamic 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 thalamus.
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peter
creation date
2014-02-15T11:35:25Z
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human_phenotype
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HP:0012660