Extinction of Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum FDG Uptake With Propranolol Premedication.

Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum is a rare lesion of the heart. CT and cardiac MR are often sufficient to determine the benign lipomatous nature of the tumor and can avoid the need for histological confirmation. Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum contains variable amounts of brown adipose tissue, resulting in different degrees of 18 F-FDG uptake in PET.

18 F-FDG Muscular Uptake in Statin-Associated Symptoms Without Myositis : How Long to Stop Treatment for Image Quality Improvement?

Statin-associated muscle symptoms are a frequent adverse effect of statin treatment and can lead to a statin-associated myopathy characterized by a significant serum creatine kinase increase. We report the case of an 80-year-old man who presented an increased muscular 18 F-FDG uptake in a statin-associated muscle symptom without creatine kinase abnormality or inflammation. Statin treatment was discontinued for 6 hours, 3 days, and 7 days on consecutive follow-up examinations.

Case Report: Potential Applications of Using a 3D-Ring CZT SPECT for Lymphoscintigraphic Exploration of Lower Limb Edema.

Lymphoscintigraphy is still considered the gold standard imaging modality for diagnosing lymphedema, due to ineffective lymphatic transport resulting in edema and skin damage. However, protocol variability and poor image resolution can make the interpretation challenging. Up to now, 99 mTc-labeled colloid lymphatic travel is monitored with dual-head cameras, but single-photon emission CT (SPECT) has proved its interest.

18F-FDG PET imaging in a patient with late omental infarction after treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

We report a case of late omental infarction visualized by F-FDG PET/CT during follow-up for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The 65-year-old patient was referred for imaging 8 months after pancreaticoduodenectomy and 2 months after completion of a course of chemotherapy. PET/CT showed an FDG-avid omental lesion that suggested peritoneal carcinomatosis.

18F-FDG PET/CT superscan in prostate cancer.

F-FDG PET/CT of a patient with inflammatory lower back pain reveals diffuse bony metastases, similar to the "superscan" found on a Tc-methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy, and also demonstrates a prostatic lesion which appears to be a poorly differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma.