title: Usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Monitoring Adhesive Capsulitis After Breast Cancer Treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to assess the usefulness of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) in the monitoring of adhesive capsulitis (AC), a joint problem commonly observed in the upper arm after breast cancer treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective study included 230 patients who underwent F-FDG PET/CT before and after modified radical mastectomy of whom 22 patients were identified as having AC and categorized into 2 groups: with severely and mildly limited range of motion in the shoulder joint. The F-FDG uptake patterns and mean and maximum standardized uptake values (SUVs) were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall incidence of AC after MRM was 9.57%. The SUVs were significantly higher in patients with severely limited range of motion compared with the other group. There was no association between the SUV and radiotherapy. The F-FDG uptake pattern differed between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT is useful in evaluating AC after breast cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; †Department of Nuclear Medicine, and ‡Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; and §Department of Nuclear Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yu Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dae Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae Joo
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jong Doo
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D015588:Observer Variation; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18