Spinal Cord Compression by Tophaceous Gout with Fluorodeoxyglucose–Positron-Emission Tomographic/MR Fusion Imaging

Autor: Popovich, T., Carpenter, J.S., Rai, A.T., Carson, L.V., Williams, H.J., Marano, G.D.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
Popis: Summary: A 36-year-old woman presented with lower extremity paralysis. Her past medical history included gout. Conventional radiography and MR imaging revealed bone erosion and soft tissue lesions of the thoracic spine. Fluorodeoxyglucose–positron-emission tomographic (FDG-PET) images revealed hypermetabolic lesions of the thoracic spine. A CT-guided biopsy was diagnostic for inflammatory tophaceous gout. This case describes the CT, MR, and FDG-PET imaging characteristics of acute inflammatory gout. FDG-PET imaging characteristics of this disorder have not been previously described.
Databáze: OpenAIRE