Incremental Role of ¹⁸FDG PET/CT in Assessment of Testicular Viability
10.1007/s13139-018-0531-z
- Author:
Venkata Subramanian KRISHNARAJU
1
;
Dharmender MALIK
;
Rajender KUMAR
;
Giridhar S BORA
;
Bhagwant Rai MITTAL
;
Anish BHATTACHARYA
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector -12, Chandigarh 160012, India. brmittal@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Testicular infarction;
Testicular viability;
Acute epididymo-orchitis;
Testicular scintigraphy;
18F-FDG PET/CT
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Radionuclide Imaging;
Spermatic Cord Torsion;
Testis;
Ultrasonography
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018;52(5):377-379
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Testicular torsion is a common differential diagnosis of acute scrotal pain along with acute epididymo-orchitis, which may lead to testicular non-viability. Doppler ultrasound and testicular scintigraphy are two routinely used modalities for the assessment of testicular viability. However, in some cases, these investigations may prove inadequate in differentiating between the two entities with widely differing management. Here, we present a case of a 52-year-old male with questionable viability of testis, who was investigated initially using testicular scintigraphy and was further subjected to a regional 18F-FDG PET/CT scan, in view of inconclusive findings with the conventional modalities.
