title: PET/CT study performed after an oral administration of 18F-fluoride.
abstract: A 52-year-old woman with right breast cancer was referred for 18F-fluoride whole-body PET/CT for the assessment of bone metastases. The peripheral i.v. access was not obtained after multiple attempts. The radiopharmaceutical was administered by oral route.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, São Paulo Cancer Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Samara Riguete
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zacchi
authors.forename: Agnes Araújo
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Valadares
authors.forename: Paulo Schiavom
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Marcelo Tatit
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sapienza
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buchpiguel
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D005459:Fluorides