title: Characteristics of elastofibroma dorsi on PET/CT imaging with (18)F-FDG.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the characteristics of 18F-FDG uptake in elastofibroma dorsi (EFD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen patients with EFD were retrospectively studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean±S.D. of SUV was 2.29±0.60 (range, 1.2-4.3), and the uptake were Grade 0 in 6, Grade 1 in 12, Grade 2 in 7, and Grade 3 in 1. There is no correlation between lesion volume, SUVmax, and computer tomography value. All EFD lesions showed soft tissue density with low or moderate diffused and homogeneous uptake of 18F-FDG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mild and moderate uptake of 18F-FDG is frequently observed in EFD, which should be known to avoid making wrong diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China. Electronic address: fangna7859@163.com.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yan-li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zeng-jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xin-jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College (Municipal Central Hospital of Qingdao), No127. SiLiu Nan Street, QingDao City, ShanDong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: (18)F-FDG; Characteristics; Elastofibroma dorsi; PET/CT