Author: Dr. David Townsend

University of Tennessee

History

46 year-old female,143 lb.
Stage IIIA Ovarian Cancer; evaluate for restaging post-surgery & chemotherapy.

Image Findings - Lesion Detectability with HI-REZ Technology

Two pericaval nodes, one approximately 10 mm and one 4 mm found in the lumbar region, posterior to the right kidney. Findings are consistent with metastatic disease.

Scan Protocol

CT: 152 mAs, 120 kV, 0.75 mm acquired slice width, 5 mm reconstruction increment
PET: 11.9 mCi F18-FDG 75 min. post-injection, AW-OSEM (4i8s), 7 beds at 4 min/bed