Pitfalls in Interpretation of PET/CT in the Chest

Chad Strange; Girish S. Shroff; Mylene T. Truong; Eric M. Rohren

doi:10.1053/j.sult.2021.04.017

Pitfalls in Interpretation of PET/CT in the Chest

Chad Strange, Girish S. Shroff, Mylene T. Truong, Eric M. Rohren

Houston Methodist

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Abstract

Whole body positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging with [18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) is widely used in oncologic imaging. In the chest, common PET/CT applications include the evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules, cancer staging, assessment of response to therapy, and detection of residual or recurrent disease. Knowledge of the technical artifacts and potential pitfalls that radiologists may encounter in the interpretation of PET/CT in the thorax is important to avoid misinterpretation and optimize patient management. This article will review pitfalls in the interpretation of PET/CT in the chest related to technical factors, physiologic uptake, false positive findings, false negative findings, and iatrogenic conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	588-598
Number of pages	11
Journal	Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume	42
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sult.2021.04.017
State	Published - Dec 2021

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