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(18F)-FDG-PET/MRI of unicentric retroperitoneal Castleman disease in a pediatric patient.
Rassouli, Negin; Obmann, Verena C; Sandhaus, Linda M; Herrmann, Karin A.
Affiliation
  • Rassouli N; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
  • Obmann VC; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital Bern, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 10,
  • Sandhaus LM; Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: linda.sandman@UHhospitals.org.
  • Herrmann KA; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: Karin.herrmann@uhhospitals.org.
Clin Imaging ; 50: 175-180, 2018.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29604602
ABSTRACT
Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that may occur anywhere in the lymphatic system. Imaging plays an important role in detecting and staging this disease. Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) combines the metabolic information derived from nuclear medical imaging with the high soft tissue resolution from MRI. We review the features of CD in standard diagnostic imaging, analyze the specific imaging findings of CD in FDG-PET/MRI and discuss a potential benefit of PET/MRI based on the case of a 15-year-old female patient with retroperitoneal CD.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Castleman Disease / Positron-Emission Tomography Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Imaging Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Castleman Disease / Positron-Emission Tomography Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Imaging Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States