Prolonged fasting for optimizing myocardial fluorodeoxyglucose suppression
Fasting for ≥18 h is more effective than shorter durations in suppressing physiologic myocardial FDG uptake, enabling evaluation of myocardial inflammation. This simple and feasible protocol is particularly valuable in resource-limited settings. Visual grading demonstrated excellent reproducibility, supporting its role in clinical practice.
Authors
- Samuel Gitau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8908-4735)
- Jasmit Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-5426)
- Khalid Makhdomi
- Fatima Abdullahi
Institutions
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics (BY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nuclear Medicine Communications
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mnm.0000000000002061
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00