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Use of Ultra-high Field MRI in Small Rodent Models of Polycystic Kidney Disease for In Vivo Phenotyping and Drug Monitoring
Published on: June 23, 2015
(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in infected polycystic kidney disease
Anna N Paschali1, Alexandros T Georgakopoulos1, Nikoletta K Pianou1
1Centre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece.
Abstract:
A positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study using (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) was performed in a 54-year-old female with polycystic kidney disease, fever, and abdominal discomfort. Cyst's infection was suspected, but CT and U/S findings were not specific to accurately depict pyocysts and guide surgical treatment. In PET/CT, both kidneys are enlarged with multiple cysts and little remaining parenchyma. There is intense focal or ring-shaped FDG uptake in cysts in the upper and lower poles of the left kidney indicative of active infection. There is also increased FDG uptake in para-aortic lymph nodes bilaterally. Hepatic and right renal cysts do not present increased FDG uptake. As this case illustrates, FDG PET/CT can be helpful for the precise localization of cyst infections in patients with polycystic kidney disease considered for surgical treatment.
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