title: The metabolic spectrum of venous thrombotic disorders found on PET/CT.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Thrombotic disorders detected on PET/CT are usually incidental findings and may change the treatment strategy and patient's disease prognosis. The purpose of this article is to present the spectrum of venous thrombotic disorders found on PET/CT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The division of thrombotic disorders into metabolically nonactive and active thrombus may be helpful for differential diagnosis of underlying diseases causing thrombus formation. IV contrast media administration during PET/CT makes it possible to visualize the thrombus itself and helps to distinguish between benign and malignant metabolically active thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinski St., Petah Tikva, 49100 Israel.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sopov
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bernstine
authors.forename: Dorit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Nikolay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yefremov
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sosna
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Groshar
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D018450:Disease Progression; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18