A Stepwise Approach to Identify the Clinical Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients With Suspicious Bone Metastasis From an Unknown Primary Site. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chowdhury, Md. Sunny Anam; Jeon, Subin; Bom, Hee-Seung; Min, Jung-Joon; Kwon, Seong Young
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 44:Number 9(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: bone metastasis -- unknown primary site -- PET/CT -- extraskeletal uptake; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002687
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: In patients with suspicious bone metastasis, the clinical impact of PET/CT for differential diagnosis and primary lesion identification could differ according to 18 F-FDG uptake patterns. We report the findings in patients with suspicious bone metastasis who underwent PET/CT for the evaluation of the primary lesion site and were classified in a stepwise manner, first based on the multiplicity of positive bone uptake and then the presence of extraskeletal uptake.