PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Peacock, Justin G.
AU  - Adams, Amanda
TI  - When in Doubt, Add SPECT/CT: A Case of Mistaken Identity
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.123.266795
DP  - 2024 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 181--182
VI  - 52
IP  - 2
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/52/2/181.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/52/2/181.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2024 Jun 01; 52
AB  - A 63-y-old woman with a history of breast cancer presented with concerns of osseous metastasis. Initial whole-body planar bone scintigraphy revealed a focus of concern overlying the sternum. SPECT/CT images revealed the anomaly—localized activity in the needleless hub attached to the chemotherapy port. If not for the precision of SPECT/CT, such a rare artifact could have led to a false-positive diagnosis, particularly impactful in breast cancer patients. This case emphasizes the critical role of SPECT/CT in accurate diagnoses.