The Use of Abdominal FDG-PET/CT Images in Coincidental Diagnosis of Common Left Renal Vein Variations

Year 2016, Volume: 2 Issue: 4, 180 - 181, 01.10.2016

Sevin Ayaz

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20161018071933

Abstract

I want to draw attention to the utility of abdominal [ 18F] 2-fluoro-2-deoxy D-glucose FDG -positron emission tomography PET / computed tomography CT images of oncology patients in diagnosis of coincidental retroaortic left renal vein RLRV and circumaortic left renal vein CLRV , which are among the most common left renal vein LRV variations. Demonstration of these major LRV variations by FDG-PET/CT imaging as well as by other imaging methods is of great significance, both surgically and diagnostically.

Keywords

Abdominal FDG-PET/CT Image, Coincidental Diagnosis, Left Renal Vein Variation

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