Use of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography to aid in diagnosing intestinal adenocarcinoma in 2 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
Caporizzo DJ, Kwiatkowski AE, Chen MK, Beck AP, Booth CJ, Zeiss C, Smith PC, Carlson Scholz JA, Wilson SR. Use of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography to aid in diagnosing intestinal adenocarcinoma in 2 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Comparative Medicine 2014, 64: 211-20. PMID: 24956213, PMCID: PMC4067585.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsIntestinal adenocarcinomaAdvanced ageFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomographyPositron emission tomography-computed tomographyPositron emission tomography-CTEmission tomography-computed tomographyRhesus macaquesAged female rhesus macaquesInconclusive radiographic findingsFocal FDG uptakeTomography-computed tomographyNoninvasive diagnostic toolFemale rhesus macaquesExploratory laparotomyFDG uptakeFDG-PETGastrointestinal adenocarcinomasRadiographic findingsTomography-CTClinical signsTransmural massAdenocarcinomaSmall intestineConventional radiographyNonhuman primates