Pituitary incidentaloma found on O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET

Geoffrey M. Currie; Marko Trifunovic; Hosen Kiat; Catherine Saunders; David Chung; Yang Yi Ong; Mark Wilkinson; Karin Witte; John Magnussen

doi:10.2967/jnmt.113.136291

Pituitary incidentaloma found on O-(2-¹⁸F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET

Geoffrey M. Currie^*, Marko Trifunovic, Hosen Kiat, Catherine Saunders, David Chung, Yang Yi Ong, Mark Wilkinson, Karin Witte, John Magnussen

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Abstract

Although incidental pituitary findings on ¹⁸F-FDG PET are uncommon, there are several reports published in the literature. It is believed that this is the first reporting of incidental pituitary disease found on O-(2-¹⁸F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (¹⁸F-FET) PET imaging. The case provides valuable insight into pathogenesis, diagnostic tools, and related pathology. The power of ¹⁸F-FET in differentiating cerebral metastases and recurrence in patients who had previous surgical and radiation therapy is highlighted, and the incremental benefits over MR imaging and ¹⁸F-FDG PET are outlined. The case represents an uncommon finding on MR imaging and ¹⁸F-FDG PET and a rare finding on ¹⁸F-FET PET.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	218-222
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.113.136291
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014

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