Abstract
We report two cases of abdominal abscess displaying high uptake of [18F]fluorodeoxyglycose (FDG) by positron emission tomography (PET). Abdominal abscesses should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses showing high FDG uptake in PET studies.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
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Adult
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Deoxy Sugars*
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Deoxyglucose* / analogs & derivatives
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Fluorine Radioisotopes*
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Humans
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Male
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Tomography, Emission-Computed
Substances
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Deoxy Sugars
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Fluorine Radioisotopes
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Deoxyglucose