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18F-FDG Uptake in Neurosarcoid Dural Plaque on PET/CT
Iman Khodarahmi1, Roger E Turbin, Larry P Frohman
1From the Departments of *Radiology, and †Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
Abstract:
While the imaging modality of choice to diagnose neurosarcoidosis is gadolinium-enhanced MRI, F-FDG PET/CT maybe used to stage the disease or target the optimal biopsy site. Few cases have described intense F-FDG uptake at the sites of active neurosarcoidosis in the midbrain and pituitary gland, cerebellar hemispheres, and temporal lobes. Here, we present a case of neurosarcoidosis whose PET/CT examination demonstrated F-FDG avidity in a dural plaque.
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