Superiority of NaF PET/CT Over Chest CT in a Case of Osteosarcoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Jul 1;46(7):584-585. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003579.

Abstract

We report the case of a 21-year-old man referred to our institution for the initial staging of an osteoblastic osteosarcoma of the right femur. An 18F-NaF PET/CT demonstrated millimetric pleuroparenchymal metastases, later confirmed on follow-up. These lesions were not reported on both dedicated chest CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiography, Thoracic*
  • Sodium Fluoride*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Sodium Fluoride
  • Fluorine-18