18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease
A positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study using 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) was performed in a 54-year-old female with polycystic kidney disease, fever, and abdominal discomfort. Cyst′s infection was suspected, but CT and U/S findings were not specific to accurately d...
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| description | A positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study using 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) was performed in a 54-year-old female with polycystic kidney disease, fever, and abdominal discomfort. Cyst′s infection was suspected, but CT and U/S findings were not specific to accurately depict pyocysts and guide surgical treatment. In PET/CT, both kidneys are enlarged with multiple cysts and little remaining parenchyma. There is intense focal or ring-shaped FDG uptake in cysts in the upper and lower poles of the left kidney indicative of active infection. There is also increased FDG uptake in para-aortic lymph nodes bilaterally. Hepatic and right renal cysts do not present increased FDG uptake. As this case illustrates, FDG PET/CT can be helpful for the precise localization of cyst infections in patients with polycystic kidney disease considered for surgical treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d41e95b3667a4cdb9329496c98df30132025-08-20T02:03:40ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122015-01-011401575910.4103/1450-1147.15055318 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney DiseaseAnna Paschali0Alexandros Georgakopoulos1Nikoletta Pianou2Constantinos Anagnostopoulos3Centre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, GreeceCentre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, GreeceCentre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, GreeceCentre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, GreeceA positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study using 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) was performed in a 54-year-old female with polycystic kidney disease, fever, and abdominal discomfort. Cyst′s infection was suspected, but CT and U/S findings were not specific to accurately depict pyocysts and guide surgical treatment. In PET/CT, both kidneys are enlarged with multiple cysts and little remaining parenchyma. There is intense focal or ring-shaped FDG uptake in cysts in the upper and lower poles of the left kidney indicative of active infection. There is also increased FDG uptake in para-aortic lymph nodes bilaterally. Hepatic and right renal cysts do not present increased FDG uptake. As this case illustrates, FDG PET/CT can be helpful for the precise localization of cyst infections in patients with polycystic kidney disease considered for surgical treatment.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.150553 18 f-fluorodeoxyglucoseautosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseinfectionpositron emission tomography/computed tomography |
| spellingShingle | Anna Paschali Alexandros Georgakopoulos Nikoletta Pianou Constantinos Anagnostopoulos 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease World Journal of Nuclear Medicine 18 f-fluorodeoxyglucose autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease infection positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
| title | 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| title_full | 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| title_fullStr | 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| title_short | 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| title_sort | 18 f fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography in infected polycystic kidney disease |
| topic | 18 f-fluorodeoxyglucose autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease infection positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
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