Focused regional FDG PET/CT detects more osseous metastases than does whole-body PET/CT Journal Article
| Authors: | Mojtahedi, A.; Solomon, S. B.; Ulaner, G. A. |
| Article Title: | Focused regional FDG PET/CT detects more osseous metastases than does whole-body PET/CT |
| Abstract: | A patient with melanoma underwent FDG PET/CT for surveillance of metastatic disease. The whole-body PET/CT scan demonstrated a single FDG-avid lesion in the left ilium, suggestive of an osseous metastasis. Because there was no corresponding CT abnormality, biopsy was planned using PET/CT guidance. The PET/CT for biopsy guidance focused over a single pelvic bed position demonstrated at least 12 FDG-avid osseous metastases, which were not apparent on the original whole-body PET/CT. This case highlights the limitations of whole-body PET/CT in the detection of small metastases and suggests that a PET/CT focused over a specific body region can improve the sensitivity of detecting small metastases. |
| Keywords: | aged; bone neoplasms; bone tumor; case report; comparative study; melanoma; metastasis; pathology; diagnostic agent; whole body imaging; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; computer assisted emission tomography; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; scintiscanning; positron-emission tomography and computed tomography |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2013-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 217 |
| End Page: | 218 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 23357824 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 4 September 2013" - "Source: Scopus" |
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