Rubidium-82 Uptake in Metastases From Pheochromocytoma on PET Myocardial Perfusion Images

Rubidium-82 (Rb-82) is commonly used for PET myocardial perfusion imaging. A 61-year-old male patient with coronary artery disease underwent cardiac Rb-82 PET myocardial perfusion and FDG PET myocardial viability scan. Besides myocardium, prominent Rb-82 uptake was identified in several pleural and...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2011-10, Vol.36 (10), p.930-931
Main Authors: Gupta, Amit, DiFilippo, Frank P, Brunken, Richard C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Neoplasm Metastasis
Pheochromocytoma - diagnostic imaging
Pheochromocytoma - pathology
Positron-Emission Tomography
Rubidium Radioisotopes
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Rubidium-82 (Rb-82) is commonly used for PET myocardial perfusion imaging. A 61-year-old male patient with coronary artery disease underwent cardiac Rb-82 PET myocardial perfusion and FDG PET myocardial viability scan. Besides myocardium, prominent Rb-82 uptake was identified in several pleural and osseous lesions. These were confirmed to be metastases from pheochromocytoma on the FDG PET and noncontrast CT scan. Chart review revealed that the patient had history of pheochromocytoma for more than 40 years, with widespread metastases as demonstrated by various imaging findings. The latest biopsy from an extradural spinal mass also demonstrated metastatic pheochromocytoma.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0b013e31822920b7