Case No. 22

Case No. 22

Primary intestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) Fig. 1a Fig. 1b Fig. 1: Contrast-enhanced CT (a-c) performed  in a 63-year-old male patient that presented with vomiting and fever and referring diffuse abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss in the months...
Case No. 21

Case No. 21

Primary carcinoid tumor of the lung Fig. 1a Fig. 1b Fig. 1c Fig. 1d Fig. 1: Unenhanced CT examinations performed by a non-smoker 71-year-old woman during follow-up for a middle lobe pulmonary nodule. The nodule was incidentally discovered during a CTU performed for...
Case No. 20

Case No. 20

Takayasu arteritis: 18F-FDG-PET/CT Figure 1. CECT examination performed in a 37 year-old woman, admitted for suspected ascending aorta ectasia suitable for surgery. Axial (a, c, d) and coronal (b) CECT images show homogeneous low density thickening of aortic wall,...
Case No. 19

Case No. 19

Neuroendocrine tumor heterogeneity on hybrid imaging INTRODUCTION: The 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT is an imaging technique for detecting and characterizing neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). It allows whole-body imaging of cell surface expression of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs)...
Case No. 18

Case No. 18

Burkitt lymphoma –  18F-FDG-PET/CT Ultrasound (US) Figure 1. Ultrasound images performed at the Emergency Room in an 8 years-old male, presenting for abdominal pain, worsening since 1 month and causing awakening over night. Fig. 1a.: Enlarged abdominal lymph...
Case No. 17

Case No. 17

Intimal sarcoma of the right pulmonary artery: 18F-FDG PET/CT A 54-y/o male patient presented with dyspnoea  and right-sided thoracic pain radiating to the right arm. After exclusion of myocardial infarction, computed tomography revealed  a contrast filling defect of...