A Doughnut Sign of a Hydatid Cyst of the Liver on F-18 FDG PET/CT

DEMİR H., Halac M., Yilmaz S., İŞGÖREN S., Sonmezoglu K., Uslu I.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.33, sa.12, ss.876-877, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31818bf2df
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.876-877
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 59-year-old man underwent a whole-body PET/CT scan to evaluate the metabolic activity of a nodule in the upper lobe of the left lung seen on CT. Slightly increased peripheral activity with a large hypometabolic region centrally, a so-called doughnut sign, was seen in the right lobe of the liver. After the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst of the liver, the patient underwent surgery. This case demonstrates a hydatid cyst that caused increased F-18 FDG uptake as a doughnut pattern.