The Curious Case of the Missing Limb on FDG PET Imaging.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 58-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis was referred for 18 F-FDG PET/CT to evaluate for source of sepsis. She had history of prior left forefoot and right second toe amputation, as well as left lower-limb dry gangrene for which she declined surgical management. We present a case of a nonamputated lower limb demonstrating regions of absolute photopenia, consistent with dry gangrene.
Medical subject headings
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography