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Fig. 5 | Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Fig. 5

From: Can PET/CT detect recurrence in post-operative colorectal carcinoma patients with elevated CEA level?

Fig. 5

A 65-year-old male patient with a history of rectal cancer treated first surgically followed by chemotherapy. He was presented with elevated CEA and referred for PET/CT assessment. a, b, c Axial PET/CT images through the abdomen and the pelvis showing the following: recurrent hypermetabolic soft tissue nodule at the pelvic operative bed achieving activity about 17.16 SUVmax (a); hypermetabolic hepatic focal lesions achieving about 13 and 13.7 SUVmax (b); hypermetabolic right internal iliac lymph nodes achieving activity about 5.69 SUVmax (c)

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