title: [Tumor diagnosis using 18F-FDG SPECT].
abstract: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) single photon emission CT(SPECT) imaging was performed in four patients with malignant neoplasms. Acquisition of SPECT was started 40 minutes after intravenous administration of 370MBq of 18F-FDG using dual-headed gamma camera equipped with 511keV collimators. Whole body planar scintigraphy was also obtained after the SPECT study. Tumor uptake of 18F-FDG was detected in three of four patients on both SPECT and planar images, and a 2.5 x 1.5 cm lung tumor was clearly visualized on SPECT image. Excellent SPECT image of 18F-FDG using a conventional gamma camera system is promising for the wide use of this system in cancer diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Takasaki National Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomiyoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D015902:Gamma Cameras; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose