Key points are not available for this paper at this time.
Design
Review
Brown fat artifacts on FDG PET risk diagnostic errors; leaves open optimal mitigation pending prospective validation.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the physiology and describe the typical and atypical presentations of brown fat on (18)F-FDG PET. CONCLUSION: The presence of brown fat on FDG PET has the potential to lead to misinterpretation and unneeded invasive tests, which can be avoided by using measures such as ensuring the patient is warm, reducing FDG uptake in brown fat before the procedure, and correlating PET uptake to a specific anatomic location with PET/CT fusion imaging.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Paidisetty et al. (2009) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: