title: Diagnosis and localization of renal cyst infection by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: Renal cyst infection in polycystic kidney disease is a serious complication. Early diagnosis and localization of infected cyst are crucial and usually require conventional imaging modalities, including ultrasound and computed tomography (CT). However, their contribution is limited because of nonspecific results. We report on a patient with suspected renal cyst infection for which 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/CT scan allowed the exact localization of the infected cyst and guided a drainage procedure. FDG-PET/CT imaging could be a valuable tool for early identification of infected renal cyst infection, and may contribute to better patient management.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Department, Rene Huguenin Cancer Research Center, 35 rue Dailly, 92 210 Saint-Cloud, France. docmik@club-internet.fr
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soussan
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sberro
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wartski
authors.forename: Fadi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fakhouri
authors.forename: Alain-Paul
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pecking
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alberini
mesh_terms: D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18