title: Segmental hepatic concentration of 18F-FDG-labeled autologous leukocytes causing a "pseudo-lesion" on PET/CT in a patient with transient hepatic attenuation difference.
abstract: Labeled leukocyte scintigraphy has been described in the detection of infection in peripancreatic fluid collections in patients with acute pancreatitis. The authors describe a sectorial hepatic concentration of 18F-FDG-labeled autologous leukocytes forming a "pseudo-lesion" on PET/CT, matching the characteristic finding of transient hepatic attenuation difference on venous phase contrast-enhanced computerized tomography.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Nuclear Medicine, †Gastroenterology, and ‡Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Raghava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: Sarika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18