It is very important to accurately characterize skull lesions so that appropriate treatment decisions can be made. False positive readings may lead to unnecessary surgical intervention or radiation. We present a case of a parietal lesion seen on Diffusion weighted (DW) MRI, and further characterized with NaF18-PET/CT and CT in a 69 year old male. This is the first case to report the use of DW MRI, NaF18-PET/CT bone scan and CT in the diagnosis of a skull lesion. DW MRI is known to have high

more »

... ificity to detect malignant lesions in the skull. If a similar case such as ours in encountered in everyday clinical practice, a differential diagnosis of a benign etiology should be considered.