title: (68)Ga DOTATATE uptake in vertebral hemangioma.
abstract: Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is an established modality for imaging well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. It is known that inflammatory diseases (eg, tuberculosis) may also accumulate somatostatin receptor analogs. Here, we present the case of a 69-year-old patient with a neuroendocrine tumor of the rectum showing uptake of Ga DOTATATE in 2 vertebrae that was caused by vertebral hemangiomas. This could be clearly demonstrated on the CT scan. Although studies outlining the normal distribution of Ga DOTATATE exist, uptake in vertebral hemangiomas has not been described yet. As the case shows, vertebral hemangiomas should be kept in mind as a benign differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine, and †Radiology, Carl Gustav Carus Medical School, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brogsitter
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hofmockel
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kotzerke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C513399:gallium Ga 68 dotatate