title: Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism detected by FDG PET/CT in a patient with bacteremia.
abstract: We report incidental FDG PET/CT findings of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with bacteremia. In this patient, diagnosis of thromboembolism was not considered until FDG PET/CT imaging was performed, and the findings prompted immediate anticoagulant therapy. The role of FDG PET/CT in venous thromboembolism is not yet well established, but the potential benefit must be kept in mind when interpreting FDG PET/CT images regardless of the underlying disease.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark. anne.lerberg.nielsen@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
authors: Anne Lerberg
authors: AL
authors: Nielsen
authors: Anders
authors: A
authors: Thomassen
authors: Søren
authors: S
authors: Hess
authors: Abass
authors: A
authors: Alavi
authors: Poul Flemming
authors: PF
authors: Høilund-Carlsen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18