Ebook: PET-CT: Rare Findings and Diseases

PET-CT is increasingly being employed in the diagnosis of both oncological and non-oncological patients, yet nuclear medicine physicians may have only limited practical experience of rare diseases and may experience difficulty in recognizing and interpreting rare findings. This unique atlas documents a large number of clinical cases that will help practitioners to identify findings and diseases that, though rare, are sufficiently frequent to be encountered in routine practice. Two types of cases are presented: patients evaluated for rare diseases and patients evaluated for standard diseases in whom atypical PET findings were detected. Each reported case includes a brief description of the clinical history, representative color PET-CT images obtained using FDG or other tracers, and a short explanation of the disease and findings. This atlas will enable practitioners to make conclusive reports of PET-CT scans that would otherwise have been inconclusive.

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PET-CT is increasingly being employed in the diagnosis of both oncological and non-oncological patients, yet nuclear medicine physicians may have only limited practical experience of rare diseases and may experience difficulty in recognizing and interpreting rare findings. This unique atlas documents a large number of clinical cases that will help practitioners to identify findings and diseases that, though rare, are sufficiently frequent to be encountered in routine practice. Two types of cases are presented: patients evaluated for rare diseases and patients evaluated for standard diseases in whom atypical PET findings were detected. Each reported case includes a brief description of the clinical history, representative color PET-CT images obtained using FDG or other tracers, and a short explanation of the disease and findings. This atlas will enable practitioners to make conclusive reports of PET-CT scans that would otherwise have been inconclusive. Table of Contents Cover PET-CT: Rare Findings and Diseases Copyright Page ISBN: 9783642246982 eISBN: 9783642246999 Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Chapter 1: FDG: Rare Diseases Clinical Case Giant Cell Tumor Clinical Case Amyloidosis Associated to Multiple Myeloma Clinical Case 3 Clinical Case 4 Pneumoconiosis Clinical Case Aspergillosis Clinical Case Pulmonary Scar Cancer Clinical Case HIV-Related Pneumonia Clinical Case Sarcoidosis Clinical Case Varicella Pneumonia Clinical Case Castleman's Disease Clinical Case Perivalvular Abscess Clinical Case Hepatic Abscess Clinical Case Pediatric Hepatic Hilar Abscess Clinical Case Basal Cell Carcinoma Clinical Case Graves-Basedow Disease Clinical Case Erysipelas Clinical Case Discitis Clinical Case Erdheim-Chester Disease Clinical Case Necrotizing Fasciitis Clinical Case Vaquez Disease Clinical Case Dialysis Catheter Infection Clinical Case Implantable Cardiac Device (ICD) Infection Clinical Case Thoracic Aortic Graft Infection Clinical Case Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Case Idiopathic Mediastinal Fibrosis Clinical Case Spinal Disc Herniation Clinical Case Mesenteritis Clinical Case Osteomyelitis of the Foot Clinical Case Peritoneal Mesothelioma Clinical Case Lymphoma of the Brain Clinical Case Pilonidal Cyst Clinical Case 32 Clinical Case 33 Osteomyelitis of the Sternum Clinical Case 34 Clinical Case 35 Paget's Disease Clinical Case 36 Clinical Case 37 Clinical Case 38 Postsurgical Bone Infection Clinical Case 39 Clinical Case 40 Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis Clinical Case Vascular Graft Infection Clinical Case Atrial Sarcoma Clinical Case Avascular Necrosis of Bones Clinical Case Malignant Otitis Clinical Case Bone Sarcoidosis Clinical Case Polydermatomyositis Clinical Case RS3PE Clinical Case 48 Clinical Case 49 Tuberculosis Clinical Case Sacroiliitis Clinical Case MALT Lymphoma Clinical Case Fibrosarcoma Clinical Case Soft Tissue Sarcoma Clinical Case Stump Appendicitis Clinical Case EBV Infection in Posttransplant Patients Clinical Case Von Recklinghausen Disease Clinical Case Wilms' Tumor Clinical Case Microcystic Tumor of the Pancreas Clinical Case 59 Clinical Case 60 Epilepsy Clinical Case Spindle Cell Carcinoma Suggested Reading Chapter 2: 11C-Choline: Rare Diseases Clinical Case Hepatocellular Carcinoma Clinical Case Multiple Myeloma Clinical Case Paget's Disease Clinical Case Sarcoidosis Clinical Case Renal Cell Carcinoma Suggested Reading Chapter 3: 11C-Methionine: Rare Diseases Clinical Case Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Clinical Case Brain Hemorrhage Clinical Cases Encephalitis Clinical Cases Primary Hyperparathyroidism Clinical Case Lymphoma of the Brain Clinical Case Soft Tissue Sarcoma Suggested Reading Chapter 4: 68Ga-Somatostatine Analogs: Rare Diseases Clinical Case Cystic Serous Adenoma of the Pancreas Clinical Case Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Case Neuroendocrine Prostate Tumor Suggested Reading Chapter 5: FDG: Rare Findings Clinical Case Portal Thrombosis Clinical Case Acute Pulmonary Alveolitis Clinical Case Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Case Cavernous Hemangioma Clinical Case Liver Hemangioma Clinical Case Renal Angiomyolipoma Clinical Case Kidney Stone Clinical Case Cholecystitis Clinical Case Cholesterolosis Clinical Case Metformin and Colitis Clinical Case Corpus Luteum Clinical Case Pulmonary Heart Clinical Case Infection of Central Venous Catheter Clinical Case Double Ureter Clinical Case Interstitial Pulmonary Edema Clinical Case Septic Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Case Subcutaneous Emphysema Clinical Case Inguinal Hernia Clinical Case Frontal Hematoma Clinical Case Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Case Uterine Fibromas Clinical Case Respiratory Failure Clinical Case Femoral Fracture Clinical Case Bone Infarct Clinical Case Pulmonary Infarction Clinical Case 102 Clinical Case 103 Aortic Graft Infection Clinical Case Postsurgical Bone Infection Clinical Case Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Clinical Case Aortic Graft Leakage Clinical Case Mastoiditis Clinical Case Pulmonary Microembolism Clinical Case Avascular Necrosis of Bones Clinical Case 110 Clinical Case 111 Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) Clinical Case Clinical Case Muscular Lipoma Clinical Case Constrictive Pericarditis Clinical Case Benign Asbestos Pleural Disease Clinical Case Pleuropericarditis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Case Bacterial Pneumonia Clinical Case Postradiotherapy Changes Clinical Case Xanthogranulomatous Lymphadenitis Clinical Case Clinical Case Nodular Radiation Pneumonitis Clinical Case Spina Bifida Clinical Case Spondylolisthesis Clinical Case Rib Fracture Clinical Case Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis (IVCT) Clinical Case Duodenal Ulcer Clinical Case Shingles Suggested Reading Chapter 6: 11C-Choline: Rare Findings Clinical Case Vertebral Collapse Clinical Case Interstitial Pulmonary Edema Clinical Case Bullous Emphysema Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Case Inguinal Hernia Clinical Case Rib Fractures Clinical Case Implantable Cardiac Device (ICD) Infection Clinical Case Lymphoma Clinical Case Chapter 7: 68Ga-Somatostatine Analogs: Rare Findings Clinical Case Multiple Myeloma Index