Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
Fig. 32.1 Sagittal T2 STIR MRI shows significant signal alteration involving the first lumbar vertebral body, with epidural pathologic tissue and slight dural sac compression Fig. 32.2 Axial T1 MRI…
Utility of 18F-FDG–PET/CT in Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Adipocytic tumors Dedifferentiated liposarcoma Myxoid/round cell liposarcoma Pleomorphic liposarcoma Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors Fibrosarcoma Low-grade myxofibrosarcoma Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma So-called fibrohistiocytic tumors Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) Smooth…
Sarcoidosis
Fig. 30.1 Maximum intensity projection 18F-FDG–PET image (a) shows multiple areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the thoracic region (arrows). Axial CT (b), PET (c), and PET/CT (d) images show…
Primary Hepatic Tumors
Fig. 10.1 A 3-year-old girl who underwent liver transplantation for mixed hepatoblastoma. PET evaluation following increased serum alpha-fetoprotein. Maximal intensity projection (a), axial CT (b, d), and PET/CT (c, e)…
Other Bone Lesions
Fig. 27.1 A 13-year-old boy suffered a traumatic fracture of the left superior articular process of the fifth vertebra while playing football. Coronal (a–c), sagittal (d–f), and axial (g–i) CT…
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with 82Rb Cardiac PET/CT
Fig. 36.1 Example of PET/CT protocol with 82Rb with attenuation correction CT. PET was carried out with the patient at rest and during adenosine-induced pharmacological stress, with typical timing indications….
Brain 18F-FDG–PET/CT Imaging in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome During and After the Acute Phase
Fig. 23.1 Statistical parametric mapping (SPM) data in five HUS patients without neurological symptoms (paired data t test): acute vs. late PET studies. Volume-of-interest (VOI)-based analyses of PET data were…
Neurofibromatosis
Fig. 31.1 A 10-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1. The plexiform neurofibroma involved the right cervical and axillary region. (a) Axial PET/CT study and (b) axial PET/CT control after 2…
Congenital Hyperinsulinism
Fig. 35.1 Axial (a) PET, (b) CT, and (c) PET/CT images. A focal uptake is evident in the uncinatus process of the head of the pancreas (red arrow in a…
Castleman’s Disease
Fig. 33.1 A 19-year-old man with fever, anemia, asthenia. A mesenterial lymph node and several small iliac lymph nodes were identified on ultrasonographic examination and contrast-enhanced CT scan. (a, b)…
