title: (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a nine-case series in China.
abstract: This study observed the image characteristics and clinico-imaging relationships of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in the patients with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD). Nine consecutive patients with histologically proven KFD who underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT were recruited. The (18)F-FDG uptakes of bone marrow (BM), spleen and lymph nodes (LNs) were systematically evaluated and maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) were measured. The number, locations and size factors of LNs were also assessed. The correlations were calculated between (18)F-FDG uptake and laboratory data and size factors of LNs, and the findings of LNs were compared between subgroups with different clinical features. (18)F-FDG uptakes were positive in the BM (SUVmax, 3.2 ± 1.2), spleen (SUVmax, 2.8 ± 0.7) and 122 affected LNs (SUVmax, 4.2 ± 2.2) for all patients. The affected LNs presented a systemically (region, 4 ± 1), multiple (number, 14 ± 5) and small-sized (long axis diameter, 11.4 ± 2.7 mm; short axis diameter, 8.0 ± 2.1 mm; area, 81.1 ± 44.6 mm(2)) pattern. The SUVmax of BM correlated to neutrophil count, and the SUVmax of affected LNs correlated to size factors and was lower in patients with long imaging interval and positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) (P < 0.05). We conclude that (18)F-FDG PET/CT can be characterized by the generalized distribution of relatively small-sized LNs and involvement of BM and spleen with high (18)F-FDG avidity in patients with KFD. The imaging interval, neutrophil count and ANA level should be synthetically considered during imaging evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Meng-Jie
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Positron Emission Tomography Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Kan-Feng
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Li-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Positron Emission Tomography Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Wan-Wen
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.affiliation: General Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Positron Emission Tomography Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Li-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yang-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; lymphadenopathy; positron emission tomography/computed tomography