Trapping of 18F-Fluciclovine (FACBC) in Superior Sagittal Sinus

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jan;44(1):48-49. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002352.

Abstract

As F-fluciclovine (FACBC) becomes more popular, new incidental findings are discovered. We present here a case of a 71-year-old man with prostate cancer in whom an FACBC PET/CT showed uptake in the superior sagittal sinus, which was found to be simply due to a dilated superior sagittal sinus on subsequent MRI. Accumulation in the superior sagittal sinus is a variant that interpreters of FACBC PET/CT should be aware of.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carboxylic Acids*
  • Cyclobutanes*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Superior Sagittal Sinus / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Cyclobutanes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • fluciclovine F-18