title: FLT PET/CT in a Case of Demyelinating Disease.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman, with spare previous medical history, presented with neurological symptoms of numbness and diplopia. The patient underwent brain MRI, which revealed a lesion of abnormal signal in the midbrain that could be attributed to subacute stroke; however, consecutive MRIs revealed multiple lesions of abnormal signal pointing to demyelinating disease. During symptoms investigation and MRI findings assessment, the patient underwent a FLT PET/CT examination, which revealed lesions of increased FLT uptake, probably indicating active disease and blood-brain barrier disruption.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa; Departments of †Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, and ‡Radiology and PET/CT, Hygeia Hospital, Αthens, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikaki
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prassopoulos
authors.forename: Roxani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Efthimiadou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsougos
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Georgoulias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes