The metabolic spectrum of venous thrombotic disorders found on PET/CT.
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.
Sopov
Vladimir
V
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinski St., Petah Tikva, 49100 Israel.
Bernstine
Hanna
H
Stern
Dorit
D
Yefremov
Nikolay
N
Sosna
Jacob
J
Groshar
David
D
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18