Comparison of the Impact of 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to assess the clinical impact of Ga-DOTATATE and F-FDG with respect to the management plan and to evaluate the prognostic value of both tracers.

Methods: A total of 104 patients (55 male and 49 female; median age, 58 y; range, 20-90 y) with histologically proven neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) underwent both Ga-DOTATATE and F-FDG PET/CT. Twenty-eight patients (26.

Kikuchi Disease with Generalized Lymph Node, Spleen and Subcutaneous Involvement Detected by Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, known as Kikuchi disease, is a rare benign and self-limiting disorder that typically affects the regional cervical lymph nodes. Generalized lymphadenopathy and extranodal involvement are rare. We report a rare case of a 19-year-old female with a history of persistent fever, nausea, and debilitating malaise.

68Ga-DOTATATE uptake in pineal gland, a rare physiological variant: case series.

(68)Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT is widely used for the evaluation of neuroendocrine tumours. Knowledge of the physiological distribution of the radiotracer is of critical importance in characterizing focal areas of uptake. In this case series, we report three paediatric cases (average age 4.

Adolescent With 68Ga DOTATATE-Avid Vertebral Hemangioma Mimicking Metastasis in PET Imaging.

⁶⁸Ga DOTATATE PET/CT is a well-established method in the diagnostic workup of neuroendocrine tumors. We report the case of a 15-year-old adolescent boy with histologically proven appendiceal carcinoid tumor referred for ⁶⁸Ga DOTATATE PET/CT to identify residual or metastatic disease. PET images showed increased tracer uptake in the body of T4 vertebra.

Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis in Children: A Multidisciplinary Approach is needed to establish a Diagnosis.

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an inflammatory disease of unknown cause. In general, CRMO follows a characteristic clinical course and is regarded at present as a distinct entity. It affects bone and occurs predominantly in children and adolescents.

False-positive (111)In-pentetreotide Uptake in Gastritis.

(111)In-pentetreotide [(111)In-octreoscan] is the most widely used radiolabeled somatostatin analog for evaluating neuroendocrine tumor overexpression of somatostatin receptors. False-positives studies of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy have been reported and often the cause is unexplained but assumed to be due to high number of somatostatin receptors in other pathologies. Causes of false-positives include visualization of the gallbladder, nasal mucosa and pulmonary hilar areas in respiratory infections, thyroid abnormalities, accessory spleens, recent Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA's) and activity at the site of a recent surgical incision.