[¹⁸F]FDG

Clinical Evaluation	Brain metabolism
Type of Imaging	PET
Grade of Recommendation	C/D (optional)
Level of Evidence	well-designed Nuclear Medicine recommendations
Effective Dose	19 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference	Guedj E, Varrone A, Boellaard R, Albert NL, Barthel H, van Berckel B, Brendel M, Cecchin D, Ekmekcioglu O, Garibotto V, Lammertsma AA, Law I, Peñu... read more Guedj E, Varrone A, Boellaard R, Albert NL, Barthel H, van Berckel B, Brendel M, Cecchin D, Ekmekcioglu O, Garibotto V, Lammertsma AA, Law I, Peñuelas I, Semah F, Traub-Weidinger T, van de Giessen E, Van Weehaeghe D, Morbelli S. (2022). EANM procedure guidelines for brain PET imaging using [18F]FDG, version 3. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 49(2), 632-651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05603-w Bordonne, M., Chawki, M. B., Doyen, M., Kas A., Guedj, E., Tyvaert, L., Verger, A. Brain 18F-FDG PET for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05299-y read less
Guide to Nuclear Medicine	Read the corresponding chapter

Clinical Evaluation
Brain metabolism
Type of Imaging
PET
Grade of Recommendation
C/D (optional)
Level of Evidence
well-designed Nuclear Medicine recommendations
Effective Dose
19 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference
Guedj E, Varrone A, Boellaard R, Albert NL, Barthel H, van Berckel B, Brendel M, Cecchin D, Ekmekcioglu O, Garibotto V, Lammertsma AA, Law I, Peñu... read more Guedj E, Varrone A, Boellaard R, Albert NL, Barthel H, van Berckel B, Brendel M, Cecchin D, Ekmekcioglu O, Garibotto V, Lammertsma AA, Law I, Peñuelas I, Semah F, Traub-Weidinger T, van de Giessen E, Van Weehaeghe D, Morbelli S. (2022). EANM procedure guidelines for brain PET imaging using [18F]FDG, version 3. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 49(2), 632-651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05603-w Bordonne, M., Chawki, M. B., Doyen, M., Kas A., Guedj, E., Tyvaert, L., Verger, A. Brain 18F-FDG PET for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05299-y read less
Guide to Nuclear Medicine
Read the corresponding chapter

[18F]FDG