TABLE 5

Forty False-Positive Results in 37 Scans with Known or Unknown Anatomic Substrate

Anatomic substraten
Locoregional
 Mucositis8
 Osteoradionecrotic tissue2
 Second-stage-surgery endosseous implants3
 Warthin tumor1
 Lost endosseous implant with infection1
 Abscess1
 Ulcer maxillary tuberosity1
 Unknown anatomic substrate12
Distant
 Pneumonia + costal fracture2
 Clavicular fracture and costal fracture1
 Osteoporotic fracture T8–121
 Encapsulated fungal infection, lung2
 Infiltration residue1
 Unknown anatomic substrate, lung3
 Unknown anatomic substrate, hilus1