Preferred Name

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

18F Fluorodeoxyglucose

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000168559

altLabel

18F Fluorodeoxyglucose

18F-FDG

Fludeoxyglucose F 18

18FDG

Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18

cui

C0046056

MESH DEFINITION

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)

MESH DUI

D019788

MeSH name

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

MESH UI

M0029360

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000168559

NUI

N0000168559

prefLabel

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T130

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000168558

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