title: Musculoskeletal pitfalls in 18F-FDG PET/CT: pictorial review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Thorough evaluation of the musculoskeletal system on PET/CT requires a fund of specialized knowledge and the use of musculoskeletal-oriented viewing techniques. The study of musculoskeletal pitfalls introduces many subspecialty-specific topics and provides instruction in the methods necessary for optimal evaluation of the musculoskeletal system when interpreting PET/CT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article reviews musculoskeletal pitfalls in PET/CT. On completion, reviewers should have an improved ability to evaluate the musculoskeletal system on PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Musculoskeletal Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Costelloe
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Chasen
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18