TY - JOUR
T1 - Talc Pleurodesis With Intense 18F-FDG Activity But No 68Ga-DOTA-TATE Activity on PET/CT
AU - Papadakis, Georgios Z.
AU - Millo, Corina
AU - Bagci, Ulas
AU - Patronas, Nicholas J.
AU - Stratakis, Constantine A.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Talc pleurodesis (TP) is a technique, widely employed in the management of patients with persistent pleural effusions or pneumothoraces not amenable to other treatment options. It is well documented that talc deposits produce areas of highly increased F-FDG uptake, because of talc-induced inflammation. We present a case of a patient with history of TP who was evaluated with both F-FDG and Ga-DOTA-TATE. The hypermetabolic area seen on F-FDG-PET-CT in the region of talc placement showed no uptake by Ga-DOTA-TATE, suggesting the potential role of Ga-DOTA-TATE-PET-CT in elucidating F-FDG-postitive lesions in patients with history of both neuroendocrine malignancy and TP.
AB - Talc pleurodesis (TP) is a technique, widely employed in the management of patients with persistent pleural effusions or pneumothoraces not amenable to other treatment options. It is well documented that talc deposits produce areas of highly increased F-FDG uptake, because of talc-induced inflammation. We present a case of a patient with history of TP who was evaluated with both F-FDG and Ga-DOTA-TATE. The hypermetabolic area seen on F-FDG-PET-CT in the region of talc placement showed no uptake by Ga-DOTA-TATE, suggesting the potential role of Ga-DOTA-TATE-PET-CT in elucidating F-FDG-postitive lesions in patients with history of both neuroendocrine malignancy and TP.
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U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000807
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000807
M3 - Article
C2 - 26018715
AN - SCOPUS:85014831084
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 40
SP - 819
EP - 820
JO - Clinical nuclear medicine
JF - Clinical nuclear medicine
IS - 10
ER -