**10. Acknowledgment**

The authors would like to acknowledge and thank Dr AbdulRedha A. Esmail and Dr Fahad Marafi for their contribution of the PET/CT images. We would also like to extend our thanks to our colleagues and staff of Departments of Nuclear Medicine and PET Unit, Al-Jahra Hospital and Kuwait Cancer Control Centre for their help and contribution.

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