Journal article
Uptake of 18fluorodeoxyglucose in the cystic fibrosis lung: a measure of lung inflammation?
Abstract
Positron emission tomography is a three-dimensional imaging technique that measures physiological effects, including metabolism. 18Fluorodeoxyglucose has been extensively used as a tracer of cellular energy metabolism in the brain and in tumour detection. As neutrophils utilise glucose as an energy source during their respiratory burst, it was hypothesised that 18fluorodeoxyglucose uptake, by these cells, could be interpreted as a measure of …
Authors
Labiris NR; Nahmias C; Freitag AP; Thompson ML; Dolovich MB
Journal
European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 848–854
Publisher
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Publication Date
May 2003
DOI
10.1183/09031936.03.00065102
ISSN
0903-1936