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Heather A Jacene1, Christian Cohade, Richard L Wahl
1Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Nuclear Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, Rm. 3223, Baltimore, MD 21287-0817, USA.
Abstract:
F-18 FDG PET/CT has become a useful technique in the evaluation of pulmonary lesions. We present a case of markedly increased and diffuse pulmonary F-18 FDG activity in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). High rates of glucose utilization by the inflammatory cells involved in the pathogenesis of ARDS might explain the increased pulmonary F-18 FDG uptake we observed. In the proper clinical setting, ARDS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with diffusely increased F-18 FDG activity in the lungs.
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