Journal article
Flip-flop phenomenon in systemic sclerosis on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Indian journal of nuclear medicine, Vol.30(4), pp.350-351
10/01/2015
DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.164018
PMCID: PMC4579625
PMID: 26430324
Abstract
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease, which may affect multiple organ systems. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can demonstrate the degree and anatomical extent of involvement in the entire body and coexisting malignancies in connective tissue diseases. We present a case of SSc with an increased 18F-FDG uptake in the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues even higher than the neighboring skeletal muscles ("flip-flop phenomenon," that is, an increased 18F-FDG uptake in the skin but a decreased 18F-FDG uptake in the skeletal muscles).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Flip-flop phenomenon in systemic sclerosis on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
- Creators
- Kevser Oksuzoglu - Marmara UniversityGulsen Ozen - Marmara UniversitySabahat Inanir - Marmara UniversityRafi Haner Direskeneli - Marmara University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Indian journal of nuclear medicine, Vol.30(4), pp.350-351
- DOI
- 10.4103/0972-3919.164018
- PMID
- 26430324
- PMCID
- PMC4579625
- NLM abbreviation
- Indian J Nucl Med
- ISSN
- 0972-3919
- eISSN
- 0974-0244
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Number of pages
- 2
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984702824902771
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