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Schmorl Node Can Cause Increased 68Ga-FAPI Activity on PET/CT.

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ABSTRACT 68Ga-FAPI is a newly developed tumor imaging agent with promising clinical applications. However, benign lesions may also show increased FAPI activity. We accidentally discovered that Schmorl node expressed FAPI… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT 68Ga-FAPI is a newly developed tumor imaging agent with promising clinical applications. However, benign lesions may also show increased FAPI activity. We accidentally discovered that Schmorl node expressed FAPI activity in a patient with sweat gland cancer. Thus, greater awareness is needed that Schmorl nodes are a potential reason for false-positive uptake on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT.

Keywords: schmorl node; fapi; 68ga fapi; fapi activity

Journal Title: Clinical nuclear medicine
Year Published: 2022

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