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Lesson
Introduction to PET/CT Imaging
12 topics, 49 min.
Introduction to PET/CT Imaging
1 m.How to Use the Case Viewer to Evaluate PET/CT Images in this Course
2 m.What is PET/CT Imaging?
7 m.Commonly Used Positron-emitting Radionuclides
2 m.PET/CT Imaging Acquisition
4 m.PET/CT Quality Control
5 m.Quantification of Tracer Uptake
6 m.Factors Impacting Quantification of Tracer Uptake
3 m.Where to Start: Reading a PET/CT Study
9 m.Case: Systematic Approach to Reading a PET/CT Study
9 m.Case: Setting Up Your Imaging Display for a PET/CT Study
5 m.PET/CT Report Example
2 m.Lesson
FDG Use in PET/CT
8 topics, 28 min.
Introduction to FDG
4 m.FDG: Patient Preparation
2 m.FDG: Patterns of Muscle Uptake
6 m.FDG: Patterns of Bone Marrow Uptake and the Effects of G-CSF
5 m.FDG: Patterns of Bone Marrow Uptake and the Effects of Bone Marrow Disease
3 m.Case: Normal Distribution of FDG Tracer
4 m.Case: Abnormal Distribution of FDG (Hyperinsulinemia)
6 m.Cases: Abnormal Distribution of FDG (Hyperinsulinemia, Rhabdomyolysis, Myositis)
2 m.Lesson
FDG: Common Pitfalls and Benign Lesions
9 topics, 21 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Hematologic Malignancies
8 topics, 40 min.
Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma: Classification and Staging
7 m.Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma: Response to Therapy
3 m.Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma: Follow-up Reports
3 m.FDG Case: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Initial Presentation
9 m.FDG Case: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Follow-up
6 m.FDG Case: DLBCL, Initial Presentation
5 m.FDG Case: DLBCL, Follow-up
5 m.FDG Case: Multiple Myeloma
7 m.Lesson
FDG Use in Lung Cancer
5 topics, 17 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Head & Neck Cancer
3 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Breast Cancer
2 topics, 8 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Immunotherapy
3 topics, 18 min.
Lesson
DOTATATE Use in PET/CT
7 topics, 15 min.
Lesson
DOTATATE and FDG Use in Neuroendocrine Tumors
6 topics, 22 min.
Lesson
PSMA Use in PET/CT
4 topics, 9 min.
Lesson
PSMA Use in Prostate Cancer
5 topics, 23 min.
0:00
This is an FDG PET CT done on a patient
0:05
for the evaluation of a lung nodule.
0:08
And I want you to draw your attention to the findings
0:12
that we see on the lower lumbar spine.
0:16
Another fairly common finding on PET is
0:21
areas of focal uptake associated with areas
0:25
of degenerative changes or osteoarthritis such.
0:28
In this case here, the CT
0:31
and location of the uptake will be how we're gonna
0:36
distinguish if the uptake is related
0:39
to benign osteoarthritis,
0:41
or it may represent an osseous lesion.
0:46
In this case, we have symmetric
0:48
and focal uptake in the lumbar spine at several levels,
0:53
but also the uptake localizes to the joint.
0:57
You can see here and here it's at the facet.
1:01
And, uh, aside from the uptake, you have, uh,
1:04
osteophyte formation and subc chondral sclerosis.
1:09
So this is easily recognized as osteoarthritis.
1:14
Another area where osteoarthritis is common
1:19
will be the hips and the shoulders.
1:23
Here you see that the uptake is surrounding the head
1:28
of the left humerus,
1:30
and also on the CT portion
1:33
we have a thickening synovium and even loose bodies.
1:37
So all these things put together will make you think
1:41
of osteoarthritis, or at least in some cases just arthritis.
1:46
All these things will allow you to make the diagnosis
1:50
of osteoarthritis.
1:52
Notice that you might have osteoarthritis on the other
1:57
joints and not necessarily have tracer uptake,
2:01
like in this case where we see aral cyst,
2:05
but the degree
2:06
of uptake is really mild compared to the left.
2:09
So this indicates that there is a higher degree
2:12
of inflammation in these locations,
2:15
and this is common with patients.
FDG Case: Osteoarthritis
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0:00
This is an FDG PET CT done on a patient
0:05
for the evaluation of a lung nodule.
0:08
And I want you to draw your attention to the findings
0:12
that we see on the lower lumbar spine.
0:16
Another fairly common finding on PET is
0:21
areas of focal uptake associated with areas
0:25
of degenerative changes or osteoarthritis such.
0:28
In this case here, the CT
0:31
and location of the uptake will be how we're gonna
0:36
distinguish if the uptake is related
0:39
to benign osteoarthritis,
0:41
or it may represent an osseous lesion.
0:46
In this case, we have symmetric
0:48
and focal uptake in the lumbar spine at several levels,
0:53
but also the uptake localizes to the joint.
0:57
You can see here and here it's at the facet.
1:01
And, uh, aside from the uptake, you have, uh,
1:04
osteophyte formation and subc chondral sclerosis.
1:09
So this is easily recognized as osteoarthritis.
1:14
Another area where osteoarthritis is common
1:19
will be the hips and the shoulders.
1:23
Here you see that the uptake is surrounding the head
1:28
of the left humerus,
1:30
and also on the CT portion
1:33
we have a thickening synovium and even loose bodies.
1:37
So all these things put together will make you think
1:41
of osteoarthritis, or at least in some cases just arthritis.
1:46
All these things will allow you to make the diagnosis
1:50
of osteoarthritis.
1:52
Notice that you might have osteoarthritis on the other
1:57
joints and not necessarily have tracer uptake,
2:01
like in this case where we see aral cyst,
2:05
but the degree
2:06
of uptake is really mild compared to the left.
2:09
So this indicates that there is a higher degree
2:12
of inflammation in these locations,
2:15
and this is common with patients.
Report
Faculty
Elisa Franquet Elia, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
UMass Chan Medical School
Tags
Response and assessment
PET/CT FDG
PET
Oncologic Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
General Oncologic Imaging Concepts
Acquired/Developmental
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