Comparison between FDG PET Imaging, Gallium Planar and SPECT Imaging in a Case of Relapsed Hodgkin’s Disease

Received 1/20/2004; revised 2/3/2004; accepted 2/5/2004. For correspondence or reprints contact: Feng-Yuan Liu, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. Tel: (886)3-3281200 ext. 2673, Fax: (886)3-2110052, E-mail: [email protected] Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and Ga scan are superior to computed tomography (CT) in the detection of recurrence of lymphoma because identification of tumor viability as opposed to simple visualization of a mass is essential for these applications. Herein, we reported a case of relapsed Hodgkin’s disease, in which FDG PET and Ga scan detected the recurrent tumor nine months earlier than CT. Besides, FDG PET provided more information than Ga scan for nodal identification at para-aortic region.