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Impact of Nonosseous Findings on 18F-NaF PET/CT in a Patient with Ductal Breast Carcinoma

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18F-NaF was used as a bone-seeking PET tracer for skeletal imaging until the introduction of the widely available 99mTc-labeled bone agents. However, there is renewed clinical interest in 18F-NaF since prior technical and logistic limitations to its routine use are no longer present, and, as a consequence, it is likely that uptake unrelated to bone and non-osseous findings will be encountered more frequently. As a result of tumoral necrosis, soft tissue metastases may demonstrate 18F-NaF avidity due to dystrophic calcification. On the other hand, all non-osseous findings, whether 18F-NaF avid or not, may provide important diagnostic information that may alter the course of the disease, including treatment options. Herein we present a patient with ductal carcinoma of the breast in whom findings unrelated to the skeletal system in 18F-NaF PET/CT altered the treatment strategy.

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  1. Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey

    Serkan Kuyumcu, Isik Adalet, Emine Goknur Isik & Seher Nilgun Unal

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Kuyumcu, S., Adalet, I., Isik, E.G. et al. Impact of Nonosseous Findings on 18F-NaF PET/CT in a Patient with Ductal Breast Carcinoma. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 48, 72–74 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-013-0235-3

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