Radiology Key

Gastric Carcinoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Hesham Amr, MD Key Facts Terminology Adenocarcinoma arising from gastric mucosa Imaging Findings Hypermetabolic FDG activity in primary gastric tumor, regional…

Testicular Carcinoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Carl Fuhrman, MD Key Facts Terminology Germ cell tumors (GCT) Non-germ cell tumors Gonadal stromal tumors Interstitial cell tumors Sex cord…

Breast Cancer Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Barry McCook, MD Key Facts Imaging Findings Lesions < 1 cm difficult to detect on whole-body PET/CT or scintigraphy Primary lesion:…

Anal Carcinoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Omar Almusa, MD Key Facts Terminology Anal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the anus Imaging Findings Most lesions arise in…

Uterine Carcinoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Sanjay Paidisetty, BS Key Facts Imaging Findings Primary endometrial cancer: Thickened endometrium on CT with intense FDG activity on PET, correlating…

Carcinoid Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Omar Almusa, MD Key Facts Terminology Neuroendocrine tumor derived from enterochromaffin cells Carcinoid, carcinoid syndrome (CS), carcinoid tumor Imaging Findings Primary bowel…

Mesothelioma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Janet Durick, MD Sanjay Paidisetty, BS Key Facts Imaging Findings Pleural effusion &/or pleural thickening 80% of cases have primary arising from mesothelial surfaces of…

Gallbladder Carcinoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Hesham Amr, MD Key Facts Imaging Findings GB mass with intense uptake often invading into liver FDG PET for evaluation of…

Melanoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Omar Almusa, MD Key Facts Terminology Malignant melanoma (MM) Imaging Findings CT CECT is better than FDG PET for detection of small…

Cholangiocarcinoma Todd M. Blodgett, MD Alex Ryan, MD Omar Almusa, MD Key Facts Terminology Malignancy that arises from ductular epithelium of intrahepatic biliary tree, extrahepatic bile ducts Imaging Findings PET:…