Musculoskeletal pitfalls in 18F-FDG PET/CT: self-assessment module

Colleen M Costelloe; William A Murphy Jr; Beth A Chasen

doi:10.2214/AJR.09.7178

Musculoskeletal pitfalls in 18F-FDG PET/CT: self-assessment module

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Sep;193(3 Suppl):S26-30. doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.7178.

Authors

Colleen M Costelloe¹, William A Murphy Jr, Beth A Chasen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Musculoskeletal Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 19696241
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.7178

Abstract

Identification of pitfalls is essential to the correct interpretation of (18)F-FDG PET/CT. The educational objectives of this self-assessment module are for the participant to exercise, self-assess, and improve his or her knowledge of FDG PET/CT of the musculoskeletal system.

MeSH terms

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / pharmacokinetics
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18