11C-Methionine PET/CT in Cryptococcus Meningoencephalitis
A 70-year-old man experienced an epileptic seizure. Subsequent MRI performed on close examination revealed high signal in the left occipital cortex on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery. Gadolinium contrast indicated enhancement along the cortex. 11C-Methionine PET/CT scan, performed to differentiate from a brain tumor, showed high uptake mainly along the left occipital lobe cortex. Spinal fluid examination revealed Cryptococcus neoformans, leading to a diagnosis of Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis.
Authors
- Masafumi Harada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-9557)
- Yoichi Otomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-3662)
- Takayoshi Shinya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-5769)
- Hideki Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7165-6099)
- Natsumi Teshima
Institutions
- Tokushima University Hospital (JP)
- Tokushima University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000005593
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00