High [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in abdominal abscesses: a PET study.
We report two cases of abdominal abscess displaying high uptake of [18F]fluorodeoxyglycose (FDG) by positron emission tomography (PET). Abdominal abscesses should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses showing high FDG uptake in PET studies.
Tahara
T
T
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan.
Ichiya
Y
Y
Kuwabara
Y
Y
Otsuka
M
M
Miyake
Y
Y
Gunasekera
R
R
Masuda
K
K
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D003837:Deoxy Sugars; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D003837:Deoxy Sugars; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose