Differences in Uptake of 18F-FDG and 11C-Choline in a Case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. (October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qin, Chunxia; Wu, Zhijian; Li, Ji; Sun, Xun; Lan, Xiaoli
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 41:Number 10(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Subjects: acute myeloid leukemia -- 18F-FDG -- choline -- PET -- CT; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001324
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: A 26-year-old man had unilateral facial numbness. A brain MRI suggested possible brain metastases. 18 F-FDG and 11 C-choline PET/CT revealed multiple sites of abnormal activity in the body. However, 11 C-choline PET/CT was more impressive than FDG PET/CT. Especially, the brain lesions revealed by MRI had only elevated 11 C-choline uptake but had FDG uptake levels similar to adjacent brain. Acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed after bone marrow biopsy.