18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of small pancreatic cancer

Figure 1 Positron emission tomography images of a 68-year-old male with TS1 pancreatic cancer. A: Whole body positron emission tomography image shows apparent increased uptake of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose in the tumor (arrow, delayed point standardized uptake value, 3.06); B: Axial computed tomography image with contrast enhancement shows small low-density mass in the pancreas body (arrow); C: The histological findings (HE staining) of the pancreas revealed invasive ductal cancer in the body of the pancreas with a diameter of 18 mm.