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F-18 FDG PET/CT visualizes vascular inflammation in acute deep venous thrombosis.
Case Report (n=1)
F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging can detect inflammation associated with acute deep venous thrombosis, presenting as linear FDG uptake in the vein walls.
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May highlight venous inflammation in acute DVT on FDG PET/CT; leaves open diagnostic utility pending prospective studies.
A 74-year-old man was referred for a positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan using F-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) for staging of recently diagnosed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and melanoma. The patient had a history of a right common femoral deep venous thrombosis that was diagnosed by ultrasound 1 week earlier. The PET scan revealed diffuse soft tissue uptake in the right leg. In addition, there was linear FDG uptake within the wall of the right common femoral and external iliac veins. These findings are a reflection of the inflammation associated with the patient's acute deep venous thrombosis in the right leg.
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Sydow et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Deep venous thrombosis (n=1). F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging was evaluated on FDG uptake findings. F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging revealed linear FDG uptake within the wall of the right common femoral and external iliac veins, reflecting inflammation associated with acute deep venous thrombosis.
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