PET - Testicular Cancer

 

Patient suffered from intractable drop seizures since the age of 18 months. MRI showed no abnormalities. Interictal scalp EEG demonstrated epileptiform activity emanating from the right parietal region.FDG PET scan demonstrated one focal area of cortical hypometabolism in the right posterior parietal region. Ictal EEG demonstrated seizure onset from the right parietal lobe.The PET abnormality guided the subdural grid placement with very good correlation. The patient was submitted to surgery and is seizure-free.

 

Courtesy of Harry Chugani, M.D. · Children's Hospital of Michigan. And CTI, Inc. SIEMENS - CTI