Presurgical Identification of Uterine Smooth Muscle Malignancies through the Characteristic FDG Uptake Pattern on PET Scans

Figure 5

Illustrative images of four FDG uptake patterns in benign leiomyomas (the case numbers reported in Figure 5 correspond to those in Table 2). A heterogeneous FDG uptake pattern in case #13 was evident on the transaxial view of the FDG PET image (a) and PET/CT fusion image (b). A focal FDG uptake pattern in case #16 was identified on the transaxial view of the FDG PET image (c) and PET/CT fusion image (d). A diffuse low FDG uptake pattern in case #18 was evident on the transaxial view of the FDG PET image (e) and PET/CT fusion image (f). A diffuse high FDG uptake pattern in case #21 was identified on the transaxial view of the FDG PET image (g) and PET/CT fusion image (h).

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