Detection of vertebral insufficiency fractures on 18F-FDG PET/CT following radiation therapy for oesophageal cancer
A 62-year-old man and 70-year-old woman with oesophageal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy underwent <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT (FDG-PET/CT) for assessment of suspected thoracic vertebral metastases. Each was found to have a thoracic vertebral fracture with mild linear FDG uptake. The location of these fractures within the radiotherapy field was in keeping with insufficiency fractures post-therapy. The diagnosis and the exclusion of metastases was achieved by FDG-PET/CT, as demonstrated by the discussed cases.
Authors
- G. Ashton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-7874)
- Stephen R. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-3449)
- Karan Bir Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9606-5233)
- Eva A. Wegner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-7183)
- E. Mayo
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiology Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2025.06.022
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00