Retroperitoneal Fibrosis as a Cause of Positive FDG PET/CT

Authors

  • Amar S. Mehta
  • Todd M. Blodgett

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v5i7.722

Keywords:

FDG PET, PET/CT, retroperitoneal fibrosis, lymphoma

Abstract

This article educates the reader on idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis and emphasizes the importance of considering conditions that mimic this disease on PET/CT through an illustrative case of a 58 year-old man presenting with intermittent abdominal, back, and scrotal pain undergoing successive PET/CT scans, both for diagnosis and following treatment.

Author Biographies

Amar S. Mehta

Department of Radiology

Todd M. Blodgett

President, FRG Molecular Imaging 

Foundation Radiology Group

401 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2000

Three Gateway Center

20th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

412.325.8711 (Direct Dial)

412.281.6320 (Fax)

Published

2011-07-04

Issue

Section

Nuclear Medicine / Molecular Imaging