title: Differentiation of cardiac thrombus from cardiac tumor combining cardiac MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT Imaging.
abstract: Radiological differentiation of an unknown cardiac masse is often a challenging issue. 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging was performed to evaluate a left ventricle mass visualized on transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in a patient with an history of ischemic heart disease. The metabolically inert area on the PET/CT, corresponding to the relatively homogenous hypodensity in the LV, was thought to represent an old organized LV thrombus. Histopathological examination confirmed the imaging diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rinuncini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital.
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scaranello
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital.
authors.forename: Majlinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fejzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rampin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubello
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. Electronic address: roncon.loris@azisanrovigo.it.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Cardiac thrombus; F-18 FDG-PET/CT; MRI; cardiac tumor