False Positive Positron Emission Tomography Study in Two Patients due to Microembolus of 18f-Fluorodeoxyglucose

ELİÇORA A., İŞGÖREN S., TOPÇU S.

KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.50, no.1, pp.92-94, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.92-94
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Oncology constitutes 75% of all clinical studies of positron emission tomography (PET). Glucose metabolism is increased in lung cancers like the other cancer cells. Integration of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET and computed tomography (CT) provides both anatomic and metabolic knowledge. PET-CT has an important role in lung cancer staging. Here, two cases of FDG microembolus were presented. Although there was an FDG uptake in PET-CT, it was not seen in CT images.