Diffuse Homogeneous Bone Marrow Uptake of FDG in Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

作者:Su Kanae; Nakamoto Yuji*; Nakatani Koya; Kurihara Kensuke; Hayakawa Nobuyuki; Togashi Kaori
来源:Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 2013, 38(1): E33-E34.
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182485277

摘要

PET (positron emission tomography) using FDG (F-18-fluorode-oxyglucose) has been widely used in the evaluation of various malignancies, but its clinical application to leukemia remains limited. We report a case of leukemia in which diffuse bone marrow uptake of FDG was observed, and bone marrow aspiration subsequently revealed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is not easy to differentiate between physiological and pathologic uptake when diffuse homogeneous uptake in bone marrow is observed.

  • 出版日期2013-1