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Descriptor English:   Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 
Descriptor Spanish:   Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Fluordesoxiglucose F18 
Synonyms English:   18F Fluorodeoxyglucose
Fludeoxyglucose F 18
18FDG
2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
2-Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose  
Tree Number:   D09.254.229.500
Definition English:   The compound is given by intravenous injection to do POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY for the assessment of cerebral and myocardial glucose metabolism in various physiological or pathological states including stroke and myocardial ischemia. It is also employed for the detection of malignant tumors including those of the brain, liver, and thyroid gland. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1162) 
Pharmacological Action:   Radiopharmaceuticals
 
History Note English:   2005(1979) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification CT contraindications
EC economics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   33478 
Unique Identifier:   D019788 

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