Open AccessDiffuse skeletal uptake on 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A typical superscan pattern resembling naf positron emission tomography scan
Author(s) -
Abbas Yousefi-Koma,
Yaser Shiravand,
Mohsen Qutbi
Publication year - 2019
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/ijnm.ijnm_106_19
Subject(s) - positron emission tomography , medicine , nuclear medicine , positron emission , positron emission tomography computed tomography , computed tomography , lymphoblastic leukemia , tomography , brain positron emission tomography , positron , bone marrow , pet ct , radiology , leukemia , preclinical imaging , pathology , in vivo , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , quantum mechanics , biology , electron
A 65-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented for an 18 fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography computed tomography ( 18 FDG PET) after several courses of chemotherapy for metastatic evaluation. Unexpectedly, on 18 FDG PET scan, no discernible uptake was observed in the visceral organs, but instead, the skeleton/bone marrow showed homogenously intense metabolic activity. The distribution of 18 FDG observed on the scan was remarkably similar to that on the NaF PET scan, indicating a superscan appearance.