Table 2.

18FDG-PET/CT findings and final diagnoses in examinations considered false positive in 26 patients.

Patient Number	18FDG-PET/CT Findings	Final Diagnosis
1	Lymphadenopathy	Endovascular infection
2	Increased adrenal uptake	Endovascular infection
3	PE with increased pulmonary uptake	Endovascular infection
4	Increased cecal uptake	Endovascular infection
5	Increased uptake along the sternum	Endocarditis
6	Increased uptake in the cecum and rectum	Endocarditis
7	Increased pulmonary uptake	Parvovirus infection
8	Increased BM uptake	CMV infection
9	Increased BM uptake	CMV infection
10	Increased pharyngeal and esophageal uptake	Osteomyelitis
11	Increased uptake along the R shoulder	Atypical PNA
12	Splenomegaly and increased BM uptake	Q fever
13	Increased cutaneous and subcutaneous increased uptake	Q fever
14	Increased BM uptake	AOSD
15	Increased uptake in distal ureter	Temporal arteritis
16	Phlebitis	Granulomatous hepatitis
17	Increased renal uptake	Lymphoma
18	Increased uptake of retroperitoneal LNs	No final diagnosis found
19	Increased uptake along periportal nodes
20	Increased uptake along the ascending colon
21	Increased uptake along the spleen, retroperitoneal LNs and in the BM
22	Increased pulmonary and esophageal uptake
23	Increased hepatic uptake
24	Increased uptake along the R hip and R shoulder
25	Increased uptake along the colon and groin
26	Increased uptake along the retroperitoneal LNs and pelvis

AOSD, adult-onset Still’s disease; BM, bone marrow; CMV, cytomegalovirus; LN, lymph nodes; PE, pulmonary embolism; PNA, pneumonia; Q, query; R, right.