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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Fig. 7

From: FDG-PETCT versus contrast-enhanced computed tomography in diagnosis of post-therapeutic colorectal cancer recurrence and metastases

Fig. 7

A 38-year-old female patient who underwent rectal surgical resection for pathologically proven adenocarcinoma, not followed by chemo or radiotherapy. Recently, she presented with neck pain, low back pain, and elevated tumor markers level. a Axial CT image in bone window showing destructive cervical vertebral body lesion (arrow). b axial fused PET–CT image at the same level showing metabolically active lesion destroying the vertebral body of C2 as well as avid right deep cervical LN (arrows). c Axial CT image in bone window showing a small osteolytic lesion in the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (arrow). d Axial fused PET–CT image at the same level showing metabolic activity within the lesion of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (arrow)

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