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68Ga-FAPI PET/CT in Assessment of Leptomeningeal Metastases in a Patient With Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Authors :
Hao B
Wu J
Pang Y
Sun L
Chen H
Source :
Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2020 Oct; Vol. 45 (10), pp. 784-786.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

We presented a case of 64-year-old woman with pathologically diagnosed lung adenocarcinoma. Brain metastases were highly suspected due to the appearance of neurological symptoms. However, no abnormal finding in the brain was observed on F-FDG PET/CT. Contrast-enhanced MRI showed the presence of leptomeningeal metastases but with a negative cerebrospinal fluid analysis. For this reason, the patient underwent Ga-FAPI PET/CT, later fused with MRI scans that showed intense uptake of Ga-FAPI in leptomeningeal regions correspondent to the sites of gadolinium enhancement. This case highlights that Ga-FAPI would be promising for the identification of leptomeningeal involvement in patients with malignant disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1536-0229
Volume :
45
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical nuclear medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32796242
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000003231