OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to illustrate the spectrum of common benign intraarticular and extraarticular disorders associated with focal (18)F-FDG uptake in the shoulder and pelvic areas in oncology patients referred for PET/CT. CONCLUSION: A wide spectrum of benign musculoskeletal disorders associated with focal FDG uptake may be detected in cancer patients. This incidental uptake usually does not seem to be a clinically significant finding, but it can affect quality of life.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to illustrate the spectrum of common benign intraarticular and extraarticular disorders associated with focal (18)F-FDG uptake in the shoulder and pelvic areas in oncology patients referred for PET/CT. CONCLUSION: A wide spectrum of benign musculoskeletal disorders associated with focal FDG uptake may be detected in cancerpatients. This incidental uptake usually does not seem to be a clinically significant finding, but it can affect quality of life.
Authors: Shelby L Kubicki; Michael L Richardson; Thomas Martin; Eric Rohren; Wei Wei; Behrang Amini Journal: Skeletal Radiol Date: 2014-10-07 Impact factor: 2.199