Open AccessHigh FDG activity in focal fat necrosis: a pitfall in interpretation of posttreatment PET/CT in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Author(s) -
Raghava Kashyap,
Eddie Lau,
Anupkumar George,
John F. Seymour,
Stephen Lade,
Rodney J. Hicks,
Michael S. Hofman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.313
H-Index - 163
eISSN - 1619-7089
pISSN - 1619-7070
DOI - 10.1007/s00259-013-2429-4
Subject(s) - medicine , necrosis , fat necrosis , lymphoma , biopsy , positron emission tomography , pet ct , radiology , pathology , nuclear medicine
PET/CT has a major role in lymphoma imaging, but glycolytic activity in inflammatory processes can reduce specificity. In this study we evaluated restaging PET/CT findings in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and fat necrosis.
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