18F-FDG PET of pulmonary embolism.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to describe the manifestations of pulmonary embolism on 18F-FDG PET scans in 13 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
The activity of acute pulmonary embolism on FDG PET scans was significantly higher than the activity of vessels not containing thrombi. The shape of the abnormal FDG uptake may be focal or curvilinear.
Wittram
Conrad
C
Division of Thoracic Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Founders 202, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, USA. cwittram@partners.org
Scott
James A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18