title: F-18 FDG PET/CT in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a case report.
abstract: F-18 FDG PET/CT has become a useful technique in the evaluation of pulmonary lesions. We present a case of markedly increased and diffuse pulmonary F-18 FDG activity in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). High rates of glucose utilization by the inflammatory cells involved in the pathogenesis of ARDS might explain the increased pulmonary F-18 FDG uptake we observed. In the proper clinical setting, ARDS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with diffusely increased F-18 FDG activity in the lungs.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Nuclear Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, Rm. 3223, Baltimore, MD 21287-0817, USA.
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Jacene
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cohade
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wahl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18