Increased 18F-FAPI-04 Uptake in Vertebral Hemangioma

Authors：Ren, Jing-Yun; Zhang, Qing; Wang, Peng; Jiang, Lei; Liu, En-Tao^*

Source：CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2023, 48(12): E588-E590.

DOI：10.1097/RLU.0000000000004920

• F-18-FAPI-04
• F-18-FDG
• PET/CT
• vertebral hemangioma

A 54-year-old man with a history of colectomy for colorectal cancer and subsequent liver metastasectomy underwent F-18-FDG PET/CT and F-18-FAPI-04 PET/CT scans to evaluate possible hepatic metastasis revealed by contrast-enhanced MRI. Both studies showed similarly increased uptake in liver metastases, and F-18-FDG detected a metastatic lung nodule. Furthermore, the images showed an incidental finding of increased uptake of F-18-FAPI-04 in the L3 vertebral, which was not F-18-FDG-avid. A review of the patient's previous CT and MRI scans suggests vertebral hemangioma.

• Institution
  南方医科大学; 广东省人民医院; 5