PET/CT and renal pathology: A blind spot for radiologists? Part 2 - Lymphoma, leukemia, and metastatic disease

Katherine Zukotynski, Aaron Lewis, Kevin O'Regan, Heather Jacene, Christopher Sakellis, Samuel Almodovar, David Israel

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE. PET/CT with 18F-FDG is a powerful tool to evaluate patients with hematologic malignancy or to assess the burden of metastatic disease from solid tumors. Metabolically active renal pathology associated with lymphoma, leukemia, or metastatic disease can be missed without close attention to both the PET and CT portions of the study because of physiologic FDG excretion in the kidneys. This article illustrates the appearance of tracer uptake and the key anatomic features of lymphoma, leukemia, and metastatic disease involving the kidney on FDG PET/CT. CONCLUSION. Close attention to both the FDG PET and CT portions of an FDG PET/CT study is essential to evaluate the kidneys in oncology patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)W168-W174
JournalAmerican Journal of Roentgenology
Volume199
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • FDG PET/CT
  • Oncology
  • Renal pathology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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