FDG PET/CT Features of Polysaccharide-Based Hemostatic Agent: Chronic Inflammatory Changes Can Mimic Metastatic Lesions

Conclusions Despite the inconsistency of the literature, polysaccharide-based HAs can be demonstrated in human surgical specimens as amorphous basophilic materials even after a long time from the initial surgical procedure. These agents almost always cause chronic inflammatory changes. In addition, these agents may mimic “false-positive” findings on postoperative FDG PET/CT scans.
Source: Clinical Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research