An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus
An incidental finding of an intense focus of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) pulmonary uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) without detectable lesions on computed tomography (CT) is highly suggestive of FDG microembolus. Its microscopic nature means it is undetectable on CT. It is an artefact a...
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| author | Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Lau, W. F. Eddie |
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| description | An incidental finding of an intense focus of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) pulmonary uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) without detectable lesions on computed tomography (CT) is highly suggestive of FDG microembolus. Its microscopic nature means it is undetectable on CT. It is an artefact attributable to 18F-FDG-tracer contamination at the injection site. This paper reports a case of a 61 year-old lady with a past history of breast carcinoma, in whom follow-up PET/CT images demonstrated an incidental intense FDG pulmonary abnormality. A follow-up PET/CT seven months later demonstrated complete resolution of the abnormality. |
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| spelling | upm-130472015-11-12T06:11:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13047/ An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Lau, W. F. Eddie An incidental finding of an intense focus of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) pulmonary uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) without detectable lesions on computed tomography (CT) is highly suggestive of FDG microembolus. Its microscopic nature means it is undetectable on CT. It is an artefact attributable to 18F-FDG-tracer contamination at the injection site. This paper reports a case of a 61 year-old lady with a past history of breast carcinoma, in whom follow-up PET/CT images demonstrated an incidental intense FDG pulmonary abnormality. A follow-up PET/CT seven months later demonstrated complete resolution of the abnormality. Department of Biomedical Imaging (Radiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13047/1/An%20intense%2018F.pdf Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri and Lau, W. F. Eddie (2010) An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus. Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal, 6 (4). art. no. e37. pp. 1-3. ISSN 1823-5530 10.2349/biij.6.4.e37 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Lau, W. F. Eddie An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus |
| title | An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus |
| title_full | An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus |
| title_fullStr | An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus |
| title_full_unstemmed | An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus |
| title_short | An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus |
| title_sort | intense 18f-fdg pulmonary microfocus on pet without detectable abnormality on ct: a manifestation of an iatrogenic fdg pulmonary embolus |
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