¹¹C-choline and F-18 FDG PET/CT images of hemangioblastoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Feb;36(2):143-4. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318203bcaf.

Abstract

We present the F-18 FDG and ¹¹C-choline PET/CT images obtained in 2 cases of hemangioblastoma. Hemangioblastoma is a highly vascular benign tumor that typically arises in the cerebellum or spine. The characteristic findings of a hemangioblastoma on both CT and MR include a peripherally located cerebellar lesion with a central cystic region and a peripherally enhanced nodule. In both patients, the uptake in the lesion was relatively low on the F-18 FDG PET/CT images and relatively high on the ¹¹C-choline PET/CT images.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Choline*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Hemangioblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioblastoma / pathology
  • Hemangioblastoma / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Choline