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Vertebral photopenia on [67Ga]Ga-citrate and [18F]FDG PET/CT imaging in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Affiliations- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Endocrinology, Elena Venizelou General Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Abstract
A cold vertebral defect is an uncommon finding, especially in Gallium-67-citrate ([67Ga]Ga-citrate) — and [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) — avid lymphomas, representing a diagnostic challenge. Here, we present the case of a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), in whom the [67Ga]Ga-citrate and [18F]FDG scans showed a diffuse skeletal uptake pattern with concomitant appearance of a cold vertebral defect. Awareness of the different causes of such uptake patterns and accurate clinical information is important to avoid misinterpretation of nuclear studies in oncologic patients.
Abstract
A cold vertebral defect is an uncommon finding, especially in Gallium-67-citrate ([67Ga]Ga-citrate) — and [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) — avid lymphomas, representing a diagnostic challenge. Here, we present the case of a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), in whom the [67Ga]Ga-citrate and [18F]FDG scans showed a diffuse skeletal uptake pattern with concomitant appearance of a cold vertebral defect. Awareness of the different causes of such uptake patterns and accurate clinical information is important to avoid misinterpretation of nuclear studies in oncologic patients.
Keywords
cold vertebrae; [67Ga]Ga-citrate; [18F]FDG; PET; vertebral hemangioma
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Vertebral photopenia on [67Ga]Ga-citrate and [18F]FDG PET/CT imaging in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Journal
Issue
Vol 26 (2023): Continuous Publishing
Article type
Clinical vignette
Pages
38-39
Published online
2022-10-31
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DOI
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Bibliographic record
Nucl. Med. Rev 2023;26:38-39.
Keywords
cold vertebrae
[67Ga]Ga-citrate
[18F]FDG
PET
vertebral hemangioma
Authors
Georgios Meristoudis
Ioannis Ilias
Vasilios Giannakopoulos
