Extensive FDG uptake in accessory muscles of respiration in a patient with shortness of breath

Frank I. Lin; Cameron C Foster; Rosalie J Hagge; David K. Shelton

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Extensive FDG uptake in accessory muscles of respiration in a patient with shortness of breath

Frank I. Lin, Cameron C Foster, Rosalie J Hagge, David K. Shelton

Radiology

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A 69-year-old man with a history of COPD and small-cell lung cancer was referred for F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose (FDG) whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (CT) fusion. The patient had chronic shortness of breath by history, and was noted to have heavy breathing with cough at the time of tracer injection. The PET scan shows marked F-18 FDG uptake in virtually all accessory muscles of inspiration, including the sternocleidomastoids, scalenes, intercostals, diaphragm, crura of diaphragm, and some abdominal wall muscles. In addition, these accessory muscles are noted to be hypertrophied on CT, which likely contributed to the degree of hypermetabolic activity seen on PET.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	428-430
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	34
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181a7d1a9
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Accessory muscle of respiration
False positive PET
FDG
PET
PET/CT
Physiologic FDG uptake
Skeletal muscle FDG uptake

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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