[Distribution of 18F-FDG in a patient with evolving abdominal aortic aneurysm]

Artor Niccoli Asabella; Alessandra Di Palo; Domenico Rubini; Pio Zeppa; Antonio Notaristefano; Giuseppe Rubini

doi:10.1701/1166.12909

[Distribution of 18F-FDG in a patient with evolving abdominal aortic aneurysm]

Recenti Prog Med. 2012 Nov;103(11):552-4. doi: 10.1701/1166.12909.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

Artor Niccoli Asabella¹, Alessandra Di Palo, Domenico Rubini, Pio Zeppa, Antonio Notaristefano, Giuseppe Rubini

Affiliation

¹ Universita Aldo Moro, Bari. artor.niccoliasabella@uniba.it

PMID: 23096752
DOI: 10.1701/1166.12909

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm who underwent serial 18F-FDG PET/CT examinations to evaluate the risk of rupture and to guide appropriate surgical or medical management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / pharmacokinetics
Humans
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics
Tissue Distribution

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18