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Quantitative assessment of brown adipose tissue metabolic activity and volume using 18F-FDG PET/CT and β3-adrenergic receptor activation

M Reza Mirbolooki, Cristian C Constantinescu, Min-Liang Pan and Jogeshwar Mukherjee*

Preclinical Imaging Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA

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EJNMMI Research 2011, 1:30 doi:10.1186/2191-219X-1-30

Published: 1 December 2011

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Projection 18F-FDG PET image. Projection 18F-FDG PET image of a CL316,243-treated rat showing the BAT, brain, and Harderian glands.

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Projection 18F-FDG PET/CT image. Projection 18F-FDG PET/CT image of a CL316,243-treated rat showing the BAT and Harderian glands.

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