Infection of pancreatic pseudocyst demonstrated on PET/CT using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-labeled autologous leucocytes

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Jun;37(6):618-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31823928d6.

Abstract

Labeled leukocyte scintigraphy has been used as an indicator of pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute pancreatitis and proposed for the detection of infection in peripancreatic fluid collections. The authors present a PET/CT scan showing abnormal uptake of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-labeled autologous leukocytes in a pancreatic pseudocyst, from which aspirated fluid subsequently showed growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Infections / complications*
  • Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Infections / immunology
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Leukocytes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / complications*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18