Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism detected by FDG PET/CT in a patient with bacteremia

Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Apr;38(4):276-7. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182817aaf.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / complications*
  • Bacteremia / diagnostic imaging
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / physiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Venous Thrombosis / complications*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18