18F-FET PET/CT as a Diagnostic Tool for Brain Abscess
- 등재 SCOPUS
- 발행기관 NLM (Medline)
- 발행년도 2021
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000183336
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000003741
초록/요약
ABSTRACT: A 49-year-old man presented with sudden right-sided weakness and seizure. Brain MRI identified a lobulated mass with diffusion restriction and irregular wall enhancement in the left parietal lobe. 18F-FET (O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine) PET/CT was performed, which identified a cystic mass in the left parietal lobe accompanied by FET uptake. Compartmentalized uptake was also confirmed throughout the left parietal lobe. Considering the relatively low target-to-background ratio and uptake observed in the entire left parietal lobe, the lesion was more likely to be a brain abscess than a tumor. The pathologic diagnosis after mass removal was acute and chronic inflammation with abscess. Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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