title: Gliomatosis cerebri mimicking encephalitis evaluated using fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
abstract: Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is a rare condition in which an infiltrative glial neoplasm spreads through the brain with preservation of the underlying structure. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has an important role in demonstrating the appropriate metabolism and differentiating pathologies mimicking GC on CT and magnetic resonance imaging. We describe imaging findings of FDG PET/CT in GC in a 9-year-old male child mimicking encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Koramadai Karuppusamy
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kamaleshwaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Vijayan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Vyshakh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Deepu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shibu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ajit Sugunan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shinto
keywords: Biopsy; F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography; encephalitis; gliomatosis cerebri