Differentiation of cardiac thrombus from cardiac tumor combining cardiac MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT Imaging. (1st June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rinuncini, Massimo; Zuin, Marco; Scaranello, Fiorenzo; Fejzo, Majlinda; Rampin, Lucia; Rubello, Domenico; Faggian, Giuseppe; Roncon, Loris
• Is Part Of: International journal of cardiology. Volume 212(2016)
• Page Start: 94
• Page End: 96
• Publication Date: 2016-06-01
• Subjects: Cardiac thrombus -- cardiac tumor -- MRI -- F-18 FDG-PET/CT; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.059
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-5273

Abstract

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