HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Stubbs, E. Articles by Clark, P. B. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Stubbs, E. Articles by Clark, P. B. Social Bookmarking                      What's this? Hotlight (NEW!) What's Hotlight?

Brain Abnormalities Detected on Whole-Body ¹⁸F-FDG PET in Cancer Patients: Spectrum of Findings

¹ Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
² Department of Radiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss and show examples of the PET appearance of common brain abnormalities that radiologists encounter when interpreting whole-body ¹⁸F-FDG PET examinations of cancer patients.

CONCLUSION. Knowledge of the PET appearance of various brain abnormalities can yield diagnostically relevant information in cancer patients. Detection of brain abnormalities on whole-body PET often requires adjusting window settings to reduce the intensity of normal brain FDG activity. Often, close correlation of PET/CT and MRI with clinical history offers the most complete radiologic diagnosis.

Keywords: arachnoid cyst • brain cancer • cerebrovascular accident • FDG PET • oncologic imaging • stroke • whole-body imaging

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?