Abstract

A 35-year-old man with amputation of the left great toe for melanoma 3 weeks earlier underwent whole-body F-18 FDG-PET imaging for the assessment of left groin nodes and small lung nodules identified on CT. The F-18 FDG-PET scan demonstrated intense physiological uptake in the rectus abdominis and right calf muscles and bilateral shoulder girdles, resulting from altered weight bearing and recent use of crutches.

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