18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in a Case of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

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1 January 2006

journal article
case report
Published by International Heart Journal (Japanese Heart Journal) in International Heart Journal

Vol. 47 (4) , 645-650
https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.47.645

Abstract

A patient with recurrent abdominal pain was admitted to our hospital. Computed tomography showed a soft dense mass surrounding the abdominal aorta at the infrarenal level, which was compatible with retroperitoneal fibrosis. ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography showed abnormal uptake of ¹⁸F-FDG into these lesions. Two months after the initiation of corticosteroid therapy, the abnormal uptake of ¹⁸F-FDG had ceased along with a reduction in the fibrous mass surrounding the abdominal aorta.

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