Arterial Phase 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Feb;44(2):133-136. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002397.

Abstract

A 57-year-old man was referred to our institution for F-fluorocholine PET/CT to characterize a pulmonary nodule in a context of hepatocellular carcinoma. F-FDG PET/CT did not show any uptake of the pulmonary nodule. F-fluorocholine PET/CT showed high uptake of the pulmonary nodule, confirming its metastatic origin. Furthermore, liver early dynamic acquisitions allowed better visualization of the hepatocellular carcinoma during the "arterial phase" than at equilibrium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Choline / metabolism
  • Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*

Substances

  • fluorocholine
  • Choline