F-18 FDG PET/CT in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Chun Wei Hsu; Feng Yuan Liu; Chih Wei Wang; Horng Chyuan Lin; Chien Da Huang

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318192c382

F-18 FDG PET/CT in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Chun Wei Hsu, Feng Yuan Liu, Chih Wei Wang, Horng Chyuan Lin, Chien Da Huang^*

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Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease characterized by an accumulation of periodic acid-Schiff positive lipoproteinaceous material in the alveolar space. A 67-year-old smoking man was diagnosed with PAP in December 2003. We present the case of PAP with mild and heterogeneous accumulation of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in both lungs shown on the combined F-18 FDG positron emission tomography and computed tomography. Increased rates of glucose utilization by the inflammatory cells involved in the pathogenesis of PAP might explain the mildly increased pulmonary F-18 FDG uptake we observed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-104
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e318192c382
State	Published - 02 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

F-18 FDG
Lung
PET/CT
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

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