Drinking Large Volume of Hot Water May Cause Increased 18F-FDG Uptake in Esophagus
Ziyu Guo,
Ziqian Dong,
Feilong Chen
et al.
Abstract:We present 2 cases of diffuse FDG accumulation in the esophagus due to drinking hot water before an 18F-FDG PET/CT scan. Drinking large volume of hot water immediately before the FDG PET/CT study may lead to challenges in the interpretation of the hypermetabolic esophagus.
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