Avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle: an equivocal sequela of strenuous physical exercise

• Main Authors: Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Lau, Eddie Wing Fai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Biomedical Imaging (Radiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40451/1/Avid%2018F-FDG%20uptake%20of%20pectoralis%20major%20muscle%20an%20equivocal%20sequela%20of%20strenuous%20physical%20exercise.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40451/

Avid functional 18F-FDG uptake of skeletal muscle is a known false positive finding of PET-CT study especially after involuntary muscle exercise just prior to the study. We describe the case of a 50-year-old man in whom the finding of avid 18F-FDG uptake of pectoralis major muscle was encountered du...