Metastatic renal cell carcinoma avid for 82Rb but not 18F-FDG.

Clin Nucl Med

From the Divisions of *Nuclear Medicine, †Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, and ‡Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Published: October 2014

Renal cell carcinoma has a variable uptake of F-FDG resulting in poor sensitivity and limited clinical application. There is intense interest in improved molecular imaging of this condition. We present a case of a 64-year-old man with known metastatic renal cell carcinoma found to have intense uptake of Rb but not F-FDG in multiple thoracic metastases seen on imaging performed to assess myocardial hibernation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000000311DOI Listing

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