Tracer Accumulation in Relation to Venous Thrombus on ¹⁸F-DOPA PET/CT in a Case of Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy
10.1007/s13139-018-00568-5
- Author:
Saurabh ARORA
1
;
Nishikant Avinash DAMLE
;
Averilicia PASSAH
;
Rajni SHARMA
;
Harish GOYAL
;
Shreedharan Thankarajan ARUNRAJ
;
Priyanka GUPTA
;
Manisha JANA
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. nkantdamle@gmail.com, docsaurabharora@gmail.com, averilicia.passah@yahoo.com, harishgoyal.aiims@gmail.com, arunrajst@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Venous thrombus;
¹⁸F-DOPA PET/CT;
Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI);
Congenital hyperinsulinism
- MeSH:
Congenital Hyperinsulinism;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Pancreas;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Thrombosis;
Veins;
Vena Cava, Inferior
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2019;53(2):148-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
¹⁸F-DOPA PET/CT is commonly done in patients with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) to look for any focal lesion in the pancreas.We present the findings in a 20-day-old neonate with PHHI who underwent ¹⁸F-DOPA PET/CT. The scan showed diffuse uptake in the pancreas with no focal lesion, physiologic excretion into the genito-urinary system, and interestingly tracer accumulation was seen in the inferior vena cava and ilio-femoral veins which is a non-physiological site for tracer accumulation. The uptake corresponded to a large venous thrombus which was confirmed by a venous Doppler.
