Clinical and Imaging Details
| Patient no. | Clinical indication | History | Pattern of breast uptake | SUV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | Melanoma restaging | Resected right thigh melanoma and inguinal metastasis. | Unilateral | No attenuation correction |
| One-year-old infant, second breast-fed child. Both preferred to feed from left breast. | ||||
| 353 | Suspected sarcoma staging and grading | Two weeks post partum. Recent LUCS due to impacted labor. Large pelvic mass. | Diffuse bilateral | No attenuation correction |
| 761 | Melanoma restaging | Resected melanoma of the cheek. | Diffuse bilateral | R pre 4.15 |
| L pre 4.98 | ||||
| R post 4.65 | ||||
| L post 4.96 | ||||
| 782 | Suspected sarcoma staging and grading | Soft tissue mass above right patella suggestive of sarcoma. | Diffuse bilateral | R 5.24 L 5.09 |
| 1722 | Sarcoma staging and grading | Presumed sarcoma of bone but diffuse bone marrow abnormality on PET suggested hematologic malignancy. Bone marrow biopsy confirmed NHL. | Diffuse bilateral | R 3.51 L 2.56 |
| 2579 | SCC tongue | Diffuse bilateral | R 3.45 | |
| L 3.18 | ||||
| 1420 | NHL staging | Two days post partum. Newly diagnosed mediastinal mass shown to be NHL. Did not begin breast-feeding. | Not increased | Not calculated |
pre = prior to expression of breast milk; post = after expression of breast milk; LUCS = lower uterine caesarean section; NHL = non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; SCC = squamous cell carcinoma; SUV = standardized uptake value.