A pitfall of FDG-PET image interpretation: Accumulation of FDG in the dependent area of the urinary bladder after bladder irrigation - The usefulness of the prone position

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 638-639

  Lin, Wan Yu ^a   Hung, Guang Uei ^c   Tsai, Shih Chuan ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

7 18 FDG; Irrigation; Positron emission tomography; Prone position; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOACCUMULATION; BLADDER IRRIGATION; BLADDER METASTASIS; BODY POSTURE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ACCUMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRONE POSITION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24044506281     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000174291.53670.a3     Document Type: Article

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