FDG uptake by tongue and muscles of mastication reflecting increased metabolic activity of muscles after chewing gum

Clin Nucl Med. 2003 Mar;28(3):220-1. doi: 10.1097/01.RLU.0000053491.31308.09.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chewing Gum
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Exercise / physiology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mastication / physiology
  • Masticatory Muscles / diagnostic imaging*
  • Masticatory Muscles / metabolism*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
  • Parotid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Parotid Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed / methods
  • Tongue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tongue / metabolism*

Substances

  • Chewing Gum
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18