Pitfalls
•
FDG is not specific
Not all ”hot-spots”
are malignant
•
Motion blurs the FDG uptake
Is it a small lesion, with high degree of motion and high SUV uptake?
Is it a large lesion, without motion and low SUV uptake?
Free
breathing
Breath
hold
Courtesy of TL Klausen
Courtesy of
M Aznar