FDG positron emission tomographic imaging of the effect of an intrauterine device

Jacob Sosna*, Roland Chisin, Martine Klein

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Abstract

The effect of a copper-containing intrauterine device (IUD) was demonstrated on a staging fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomographic (PET) study of a 45-year-old woman with melanoma. Increased FDG uptake was noted in the area corresponding to the uterus. Computed tomography (CT) showed an IUD within the uterine cavity but no myometrial or luminal abnormality. Clinical examination and follow-up revealed no disease in this region. The sterile foreign-body reaction in the uterus supposed to be generated by the IUD was displayed in vivo by the increased uptake of FDG.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-129
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography
  • Imaging
  • Intrauterine Device

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