title: A case of secondary hemochromatosis with high uptake of liver in F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging.
abstract: Hemochromatosis is an iron storage disorder with progressive and massive deposition of iron in the parenchymal cells of various organs. A 72-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed with secondary hemochromatosis underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography(PET)/computed tomography (CT) to search for malignancy. F-18 FDG PET/CT incidentally showed homogeneous and high FDG uptake (mean SUV, 4.8) in the liver with high density. FDG uptake seemed to be reflected by the functional abnormality of liver. Hemochromatosis should be considered when making a diagnosis of homogeneous high F-18 FDG uptake in liver with high density on CT image.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka City, Saitama, Japan. itoukimiteru@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Kimiteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Ryogo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minamimoto
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morooka
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18