An intense 18F-FDG pulmonary microfocus on PET without detectable abnormality on CT: a manifestation of an iatrogenic FDG pulmonary embolus

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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

Abstract

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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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.2349/biij.6.4.e37
Publisher:	Department of Biomedical Imaging (Radiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Keywords:	18-FDG pulmonary embolus; Iatrogenic; Radiolabelled-RBC
Depositing User:	Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2015 12:27
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2015 06:11
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13047
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