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The tonsils are known to demonstrate avid FDG uptake, especially in pediatric and adolescent patients, with mean SUV ranging from 3 to 5. Indeterminate foci of increased uptake may become more worrisome if associated with mass-like appearance or focal asymmetry on PET/MR imaging.
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Varghese, J., Gupta, A. (2018). Physiological FDG Uptake in Tonsils. In: PET/MR Imaging . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65106-4_99
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