High-resolution fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a pituitary microtumor in a dog.
Ir Vet J
; 68(1): 22, 2015.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26405520
ABSTRACT
A 16-year-old, castrated, male English cocker spaniel dog was presented due to generalized alopecia. Routine clinical pathology, endocrine and abdominal ultrasonography results were consistent with a diagnosis of pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism. The adenohypophyseal lesion was clearly visualized on both 3 T and 7 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary gland. Although biochemical and MRI findings were consistent with a functional pituitary microtumor, a pituitary lesion was not detected using (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). This report firstly describes the application of high-resolution FDG-PET to a spontaneous pituitary microtumor in a dog.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Ir Vet J
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
South Korea