Tattoo-Induced False-Positive FDG PET/CT Interpretation while Staging for Lung Cancer

J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Apr;13(4):585-586. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.01.004. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Authors

Edith Michelle Marom¹, Efrat Ofek², Elena Bekker³, Amir Onn⁴

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostic Imaging Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Pathology Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
³ Diagnostic Imaging Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
⁴ Pulmonary Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

PMID: 29355616
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.01.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / therapeutic use*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
Tattooing / adverse effects*

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18