Usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CT in the assessment of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection.
A patient showing abnormal fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake due to disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is presented. Increased focal FDG uptake was demonstrated in the cervical and supraclavicular lymph nodes, spleen, and diffuse bone marrow. FDG PET/CT is considered as a useful diagnostic tool to assess the exact extent and activity of disseminated MAC infection. Moreover, it is advantageous over CT and magnetic resonance imaging to assess the treatment response and time course of the disease.
Department of Radiology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan. mo-sato@chubyoin.pref.ibaraki.jp
Motohiro
M
Sato
Takashi
T
Hiyama
Keiko
K
Kaito
Yasutaka
Y
Hayashi
Toshiyuki
T
Okumura
D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18