title: Diffuse homogeneous bone marrow uptake of FDG in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: PET (positron emission tomography) using FDG (¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose) has been widely used in the evaluation of various malignancies, but its clinical application to leukemia remains limited. We report a case of leukemia in which diffuse bone marrow uptake of FDG was observed, and bone marrow aspiration subsequently revealed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is not easy to differentiate between physiological and pathologic uptake when diffuse homogeneous uptake in bone marrow is observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Kanae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
authors.forename: Koya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Togashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18