Unexpected accumulation of F-18 FDG in the urinary bladder after bladder irrigation and retrograde filling with sterile saline: A possible pitfall in PET examination

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 560-563

  Lin, Wan Yu ^a,b,e   Wang, Keh Bin ^c   Tsai, Shih Chung ^a   Sun, Shung Shung ^b,d  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Department of Nuclear Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bladder irrigation; F 18 FDG; PET examination; Retrograde filling

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLADDER IRRIGATION; BODY POSTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG TUMOR LEVEL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS CANCER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; IRRIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 70350108573     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181b06c41     Document Type: Article

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