18F-FDG PET in the Evaluation of Acuity of Deep Vein Thrombosis - Concepedia

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18F-FDG PET in the Evaluation of Acuity of Deep Vein Thrombosis

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2012

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Matthew T. Rondina, Uyen Lam, Robert C. Pendleton, Larry W. Kraiss, Nathan Wanner, Guy A. Zimmerman, John M. Hoffman, Christopher J. Hanrahan, Kenneth M. Boucher, Paul E. Christian,

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

F-FDG PET/CT is accurate for detecting acute symptomatic, proximal DVT. Metabolic activity in thrombosed veins decreases with time, suggesting that F-FDG PET may be helpful in assessing the age of the clot.

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