Sacral fractures: a potential pitfall of FDG positron emission tomography.
OBJECTIVE
Positron emission tomography (PET) with FDG is useful for tumor imaging, but false-positive results can occur. The purpose of this study is to describe three oncology patients with sacral fractures in whom FDG uptake in the sacrum increased on PET.


CONCLUSIONS
Sacral fractures can show increased uptake of FDG on PET. Therefore, correlative cross-sectional imaging is necessary to avoid the erroneous diagnosis of sacral metastases on PET and prevent inappropriate treatment of patients.
Fayad
Laura M
LM
The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287-0705, USA.
Cohade
Christian
C
Wahl
Richard L
RL
Fishman
Elliot K
EK
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012447:Sacrum; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18