
Effect of Propranolol on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue in Children and Young Adults with Neoplastic Diseases
Author(s) -
Samuel L. Brady,
Ka Kit Wong,
Mikhail Doubrovin,
Yuanyuan Han,
Yimei Li,
Shengjie Wu,
A Hossain,
Charles B. Chism,
Mihir Naik,
Michael Rossi,
Barry L. Shulkin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
molecular imaging and biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1860-2002
pISSN - 1536-1632
DOI - 10.1007/s11307-020-01547-z
Subject(s) - mediastinum , medicine , abdomen , axilla , thorax (insect anatomy) , brown adipose tissue , pelvis , propranolol , incidence (geometry) , body surface area , nuclear medicine , adipose tissue , radiology , anatomy , cancer , physics , breast cancer , optics
To evaluate the effectiveness of propranolol at mitigating FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of pediatric patients with known or suspected malignancies.