Open AccessF-18 fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in a patient with corticobasal degeneration
Author(s) -
Alejandro Martí
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.152991
Subject(s) - corticobasal degeneration , positron emission tomography , medicine , positron emission tomography computed tomography , nuclear medicine , basal ganglia , computed tomography , positron emission , radiology , pathology , progressive supranuclear palsy , central nervous system , disease
Corticobasal degeneration is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that often eludes clinical diagnosis. The present case shows the F-18 fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) of a 62-year-old man with a progressive movement disorder with asymmetric features. PET/CT examination showed a markedly right-brain hemispheric hypometabolism also involving basal ganglia.