title: Spectrum of (18)F-FDG PET/CT appearances in peritoneal disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to illustrate the spectrum of appearances of peritoneal diseases on (18)F-FDG PET/CT, show the usefulness of fused FDG PET/CT as a diagnostic tool for the peritoneum, and discuss the pitfalls in FDG PET/CT interpretation of peritoneal disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malignant and benign diseases may have peritoneal involvement, which can manifest as various imaging patterns on FDG PET/CT. Awareness of these patterns and of potential interpretation issues is important to optimize diagnostic accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Block K, 102 Pokfulam Rd., Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Marina-Portia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Anthony
authors.forename: Pek-Lan
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Khong
authors.forename: Jingbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D005189:False Positive Reactions; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18