scholarly journals False positive spinal cord uptake on fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography following treatment of lymphoma

2012 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a
Author(s):  
Marcel Nijland ◽  
Max Beijert ◽  
Alfons H.H. Bongaerts ◽  
Adrienne H. Brouwers
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission

Is F 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Too Sensitive for the Diagnosis of Vascular Endograft Infection?

Vascular ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 346-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela M. Zimmerman ◽  
Gregory S. Cherr ◽  
George C. Angelos ◽  
Jayakumari Gona ◽  
Hasan H. Dosluoglu
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Type I ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Type I Endoleak ◽  
Endograft Infection ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission

We report a case of a false positive fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal bleeding accompanied by elevation of inflammatory markers, seven weeks after a proximal type I endoleak repair with a cuff extension. Aortoenteric fistula and endograft infection was ruled out by laparotomy. FDG-PET image may have a role in diagnosis of infection, but false positive results are possible and caution is necessary if other data are non-confirmatory.

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