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Bone Marrow

Research from B.K. Teo and co-authors reveals new findings on bone marrow

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 15th, 2008

" The concentration of F-18-FDG in the bone marrow is usually low. One common cause of high uptake is due to bone marrow stimulating drugs administered in conjunction with chemotherapy or radiation therapy," scientists in the United States report.

"It has been hypothesized that the sequestration of 18F-FDG to the bone marrow may reduce the standardized uptake value (SUV) of a tumour. We tested this hypothesis by quantifying total 18F-FDG uptake in the bone marrow of patients with visibly enhanced bone marrow uptake and computing its effect on tumour SUV. Total F-18-FDG in bone marrow was measured in two groups of PET/CT studies: one (n = 19) with visibly enhanced bone...

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