Definition of "fluorodeoxyglucose" [fluorodeoxyglucose]

• A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography (noun)

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• "One imaging technique, positron emission tomography (PET) with the imaging agent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), may provide doctors with the information they need to make more informed treatment decisions, according to research published in the April issue of"
• "Currently, the most common radioisotope used in PET imaging is Fluorine-18, used to create the tracer for glucose, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose, commonly known as FDG."
• "The poster titled "Clinical and quantitative fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in pre - and symptomatic persons inheriting familial Alzheimer's disease mutations," will be presented on Monday, Jul 12, at 11: 30 AM - 1: 00 PM (HST)."