title: Normal variants, artefacts and interpretative pitfalls in PET imaging with 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose and carbon-11 methionine.
abstract: Interpretation of studies from all imaging modalities requires a knowledge of the possible pitfalls that may occur due to normal variation, artefacts and processes which may mimic pathology. The applications and use of not only 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose but also l-[methyl-(11)C] methionine positron emission tomography (PET) are widening and it is timely that the currently recognised interpretative pitfalls are reviewed as the number of dedicated PET scanners and coincidence gamma cameras increases.
authors.affiliation: Clinical PET Centre, Guys, Kings and St Thomas School of Medicine, Kings College, London, UK.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Maisey
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fogelman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016477:Artifacts; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008715:Methionine; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012016:Reference Values; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; C086242:carbon-11 methionine; D008715:Methionine