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Fusion 68Ga-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen PET/MRI on Postoperative Surveillance of Juvenile Nasal Angiofibroma.

Authors :
Sakthivel P
Thakar A
Arunraj ST
Bhalla AS
Kumar R
Source :
Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2020 Jul; Vol. 45 (7), pp. e325-e326.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is expressed universally in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA). As contrast enhancement of postoperative scar is common with contrast-enhanced MRI (CEMRI), diagnosis of residual/recurrent JNA remains perplexing. Prostate-specific membrane antigen PET targets only the neovasculature and may aid in resolving this dilemma. Positive contrast enhancement on CEMRI was noted in a patient after 30 years of initial surgery, simulating recurrence. However, there was no abnormal uptake in PSMA scan, which was confirmed by biopsy as postoperative fibrosis. Ga-PSMA PET/MRI fusion may be an easy and novel technique to aid in differentiating residual/recurrent disease from surgical site reparative tissue.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1536-0229
Volume :
45
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical nuclear medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32404701
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000003041