title: 18F-FDG and FDG-labeled leukocyte PET/CT in peritoneal tuberculosis.
abstract: The authors present a 20-year-old patient with clinical suspicion of acute pancreatic infection. PET/CT showed significantly higher uptake of F-FDG alone compared with FDG-labeled autologous leukocytes in peritoneal thickening and omental deposits, with no abnormal pancreatic uptake of either tracer. Further investigation led to a diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine, and †Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: Kanhaiyalal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aggrawal
authors.forename: Sarika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18