Abnormal accumulation of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose in the aortic wall related to inflammatory changes: Three case reports |
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Authors: | Miwako Takahashi Toshimitsu Momose Masashi Kameyama Kuni Ohtomo |
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Institution: | Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. |
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Abstract: | We present 3 cases with abnormal accumulation of FDG in the aortic wall. Their clinical manifestations were vague or asymptomatic, and laboratory data were consistent with inflammatory reaction. These 3 patients were diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis, inflammatory aortic aneurysm (IAA), and retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF), respectively. FDG-PET and CT images showed the intense FDG uptake corresponding to the arterial walls and/or the soft tissue density surrounding the artery. It was deduced that FDG was probably taken up by inflammatory cells which infiltrated the arterial walls and/or the soft tissue mass. These cases indicated that FDG-PET is a useful method for localization of inflammatory lesion in patients with unspecific clinical findings and laboratory data. |
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Keywords: | Takayasu arteritis inflammatory aortic aneurysm retroperitoneal fibrosis FDG inflammation |
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