Differences in Uptake of 18F-FDG and 11C-Choline in a Case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Oct;41(10):799-801. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001324.

Abstract

A 26-year-old man had unilateral facial numbness. A brain MRI suggested possible brain metastases. F-FDG and C-choline PET/CT revealed multiple sites of abnormal activity in the body. However, C-choline PET/CT was more impressive than FDG PET/CT. Especially, the brain lesions revealed by MRI had only elevated C-choline uptake but had FDG uptake levels similar to adjacent brain. Acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed after bone marrow biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Choline*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnostic imaging*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Choline