Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography In Fever Of Unknown Origin Mnemonic

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Here is a quick mnemonic “TOMOGRAPHY“ to remember about Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography In Fever Of Unknown Origin

This can be valuable for patients as well as medical doctors, nurses & students doing their clinical rounds. You can also find it very useful for med exams like USMLE, NEET PG, FMGE, NExT & NCLEX exams

Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography In Fever Of Unknown Origin (FUO) : How To Remember Easily ?

  • T – Tissues with high rate of glycolysis
  • O – Offers higher resolution
  • M – Mechanisms responsible for FDG uptake
  • O – Obscures pathologic foci in certain organs
  • G – Greater sensitivity in chronic low-grade infections
  • R – Realize the importance of physiologic uptake
  • A – Activated leukocytes and inflammatory processes
  • P – PET/CT as an established imaging procedure
  • H – Higher accuracy in the central skeleton
  • Y – Yielding final diagnosis

Mnemonic : TOMOGRAPHY

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