title: Classical skeletal injuries shown on 18F-FDG PET/CT following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: Rib and sternal fractures are relatively common following conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This case demonstrates the 18F-FDG PET/CT appearances of typical CPR-related multiple rib and sternal fractures in a 55-year-old man with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis. The PET/CT scan was performed to assess disease activity of cardiac sarcoidosis, and no active cardiac inflammation was detected. The patient initially presented with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and successfully received bystander CPR.
authors.affiliation: Specialised PET Services Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Yu-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Aravind S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ravi Kumar
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18