Appendicitis

Fig. 25.1

A 12-year-old boy treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, t(12;21) positive. CT (a), PET (b), and PET/CT fusion (c) images show FDG accumulation in the right abdomen, corresponding to appendiceal inflammation

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