Multiparametric 18F–FDG PET/MR follow-up in a patient with autoimmune pancreatitis

BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MR) is a new multimodal imaging technique, which might improve the diagnostic performance not only in oncological patients but also in patients with non-neoplastic inflammatory lesions as routinely used (18)F-FDG is not a cance...

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Autores principales: Rauscher, Isabel, Eiber, Matthias, Algül, Hana, Siveke, Jens T., Weirich, Gregor, Schlitter, Anna M., Beer, Ambros J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5954669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29782559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41824-017-0016-9
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MR) is a new multimodal imaging technique, which might improve the diagnostic performance not only in oncological patients but also in patients with non-neoplastic inflammatory lesions as routinely used (18)F-FDG is not a cancer specific agent. CASE PRESENTATION: Multiparametric (18)F–FDG PET/MR in a woman with pain in the upper abdomen and inconclusive laboratory and clinical data presenting with moderately increased, diffuse (18)F–FDG uptake with delayed contrast enhancement, diffusion-restriction and focal enlargement in the pancreatic body being suggestive for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). Follow-up (18)F–FDG PET/MR after initiation of steroid therapy confirmed complete resolution of imaging abnormalities. CONCLUSION: (18)F–FDG PET/MR might be valuable in the management of AIP providing complementary data regarding accurate diagnosis and monitoring therapy response to avoid unnecessary surgery.

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