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18F-FDG PET scanning is the most commonly used imaging modality to detect and quantify human BAT activity in vivo.
Clinicians can utilize 18F-FDG PET for assessing BAT activity in patients.
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[18F]Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning is the most commonly used imaging modality to detect and quantify human BAT activity in vivo.
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Human brown adipose tissue function: insights from current in vivo techniques
T’ng Choong Kwok et al. · Journal of Endocrinology · 2023
DOI 10.1530/joe-23-0017
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