Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe
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Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur · Jan 2008
Case ReportsNeurolymphomatosis detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan - a case report.
Lymphoma involvement of the peripheral nerves is a rare clinical presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We report the case of a 59-year-old woman with the defect of peripheral motor neuron admitted for PET/CT scan. The scan disclosed increased (18)F-FDG activity along the brachial and lumbar plexuses together with very intense (18)F-FDG uptake in the cervical lymph node masses. The diagnosis, based on the subsequent histopathologic lymph node examination, was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
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Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur · Jan 2008
The role of PET/CT in evaluation of Facet and Disc abnormalities in patients with low back pain using (18)F-Fluoride.
Bone scintigraphy including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) is known for its role in the diagnosis of low back pain disorders. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with (18)F (Flouride-18) as a tracer can be used to carry out bone scans with improved image quality. With the addition of CT, simultaneous PET/CT fused images provide more accurate anatomical details. The objectives of this work are to assess the use of (18)F-PET/CT in patients with back pain and suspected facetogenic pain, and to find the frequency of facet arthropathy versus disc disease abnormalities. ⋯ (18)F-PET/CT has a potential use in evaluating adult patients with back pain. It has a promising role in identifying causes of persistent back pain following vertebral surgical interventions.