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Fig. 3 | Cancer Imaging

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From: The utility of pharmacological and radiological interventions to optimize diagnostic information from PET/CT

Fig. 3

69-year-old male referred for suspicion of myocardial metastasis from melanoma. From left to right, MIP PET (a) and axial fused PET/CT, CT and PET images (b): Prolonged fasting (12 h), carbohydrate-restricted diets, fatty meals, and heparin loading (50 UI/Kg 15 min prior to FDG injection) allowed suppression of physiological myocardial uptake and clear visualization of a septal metastasis and metastatic pericardial effusion

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Cancer Imaging

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