FLUORINE 18 FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE
\flˈʊ͡əɹiːn ˈe͡ɪtiːn flˈʊ͡əɹə͡ʊdˌɒksɪɡlˌuːkə͡ʊs], \flˈʊəɹiːn ˈeɪtiːn flˈʊəɹəʊdˌɒksɪɡlˌuːkəʊs], \f_l_ˈʊə_ɹ_iː_n ˈeɪ_t_iː_n f_l_ˈʊə_ɹ_əʊ_d_ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_ɡ_l_ˌuː_k_əʊ_s]\
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The compound is given by intravenous injection 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)
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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