Normal Brain F18 FDG PET CT

Case contributed by Stefan Lazic
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Suspected logopenc variant of frontal temporal dementia. MRI scan not indicative

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Male

F18 FDG PET CT

Nuclear medicine

Normal metabolism in the frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal cortices.

Normal metabolism is also present in the basal ganglia, thalamus, brainstem and cerebellum.

There are no incidental findings on the CT brain.

Case Discussion

Normal cerebral metabolism with no evidence of regional hypometabolism.

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