Early and Delayed 18F-FCH PET/CT Imaging in Parathyroid Adenomas

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Feb;42(2):143-144. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001466.

Abstract

Preoperative localization with Tc-sestaMIBI or ultrasound is a common prerequisite for successful minimally invasive parathyroid adenoma (PA) surgery. SPECT/CT with Tc-sestaMIBI and PET/CT with F-FCH offer the possibility of attenuation correction and coregistration of functional and anatomical images providing more accurate PA localization. F-FCH PET/CT is used predominantly in patients with prostate cancer and is under investigation in PA. We report the case of a 43-year-old man with early FCH uptake in a cystic PA with delayed washout at 60 minutes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • fluorocholine
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
  • Choline