title: ¹¹C-choline and F-18 FDG PET/CT images of hemangioblastoma.
abstract: We present the F-18 FDG and ¹¹C-choline PET/CT images obtained in 2 cases of hemangioblastoma. Hemangioblastoma is a highly vascular benign tumor that typically arises in the cerebellum or spine. The characteristic findings of a hemangioblastoma on both CT and MR include a peripherally located cerebellar lesion with a central cystic region and a peripherally enhanced nodule. In both patients, the uptake in the lesion was relatively low on the F-18 FDG PET/CT images and relatively high on the ¹¹C-choline PET/CT images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, International Medical Center of Japan, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. miyachan777@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morooka
authors.forename: Kimiteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Kanehiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasuo
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002794:Choline; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D002794:Choline