Open AccessPoor uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose in positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan for intraocular choroidal melanoma in Asian Indian Eyes
Author(s) -
Rakesh Kumar Sharma,
Shah Pk,
Narendran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/1450-1147.167599
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomography , positron emission tomography , positron emission tomography computed tomography , melanoma , positron emission , fluorodeoxyglucose , choroidal melanoma , nuclear medicine , radiology , tomography , preclinical imaging , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer research , biology , in vivo
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan is fast becoming a very useful tool in diagnosing and staging of several malignancies that affect the human body. We report three cases of ocular choroidal malignant melanoma, wherein FDG PET-CT scan did not show as good uptake as seen in other cancers.