A 63-y-old woman with a history of breast cancer presented with concerns of osseous metastasis. Initial whole-body planar bone scintigraphy revealed a focus of concern overlying the sternum. SPECT/CT images revealed the anomaly-localized activity in the needleless hub attached to the chemotherapy port. If not for the precision of SPECT/CT, such a rare artifact could have led to a false-positive diagnosis, particularly impactful in breast cancer patients. This case emphasizes the critical role of SPECT/CT in accurate diagnoses.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- dual energy
- pet ct
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- single cell
- magnetic resonance imaging
- squamous cell carcinoma
- magnetic resonance
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- bone mineral density
- case report
- minimally invasive
- robot assisted
- postmenopausal women
- chemotherapy induced