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Sacral fractures: a potential pitfall of FDG positron emission tomography
Laura M Fayad1, Christian Cohade, Richard L Wahl
1The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287-0705, USA.
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|October 24, 2003
Abstract
Objective:
Positron emission tomography (PET) with FDG is useful for tumor imaging, but false-positive results can occur. The purpose of this study is to describe three oncology patients with sacral fractures in whom FDG uptake in the sacrum increased on PET.
Conclusion:
Sacral fractures can show increased uptake of FDG on PET. Therefore, correlative cross-sectional imaging is necessary to avoid the erroneous diagnosis of sacral metastases on PET and prevent inappropriate treatment of patients.