Diaphragmatic and crural FDG uptake in hyperventilating patients: a rare pattern important to recognize.
The authors describe various patterns of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation in the diaphragm and crura. They present 6 patients in whom incidental diaphragmatic and crural uptake of FDG was observed during positron emission tomography (PET). Hyperventilation is thought to be the potential underlying mechanism of this condition.
Chander
Subhash
S
Department of Radiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. chander@pol.net
Ergun
Eser Lay
EL
Zak
Imad T
IT
Zingas
Alkis P
AP
Bloom
David A
DA
Joyrich
Richard N
RN
Getzen
Todd M
TM
Shaman
Mark
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18