18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging: Normal Variants, Pitfalls, and Artifacts Musculoskeletal, Infection, and Inflammation

18 F-FDG PET/CT is an integral part of modern-day practice, especially in the management individuals presenting with malignant processes. The use this novel imaging modality oncology has been rapidly evolving. However, due to its detection cellular metabolism, it not truly tumor specific. also used infective and inflammatory disorders. One challenges experienced correct differentiation abnormal uptake that potentially pathologic, from physiological uptake. Imaging readers, particularly nuclear physicians, therefore need be aware normal variants uptake, as well potential pitfalls artifacts when F-FDG. This true for musculoskeletal where more than often, processes should mistaken malignancy. article aims provide a pictorial review analysis cases depict musculoskeletal, infective, variants, pitfalls, on imaging. impact help minimizing poor quality, erroneous interpretations diminishes misdiagnoses may adequate patients undesirable consequences.