The Significance of Alteration 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose Uptake in the Liver and Skeletal Muscles of Patients with Hyperthyroidism

In PET scans showing a pattern of decreased liver and increased skeletal muscle FDG uptake in hyperthyroidism patients, this change of FDG distribution is correspondence to the severity of hyperthyroidism status.