title: 18F-FDG Uptake in Neurosarcoid Dural Plaque on PET/CT.
abstract: While the imaging modality of choice to diagnose neurosarcoidosis is gadolinium-enhanced MRI, F-FDG PET/CT maybe used to stage the disease or target the optimal biopsy site. Few cases have described intense F-FDG uptake at the sites of active neurosarcoidosis in the midbrain and pituitary gland, cerebellar hemispheres, and temporal lobes. Here, we present a case of neurosarcoidosis whose PET/CT examination demonstrated F-FDG avidity in a dural plaque.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Radiology, and †Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
authors.forename: Iman
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khodarahmi
authors.forename: Roger E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Turbin
authors.forename: Larry P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Frohman
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ghesani
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18