Highly metabolic thrombus of the portal vein: 18F fl uorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography demonstration and clinical signifi cance in hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract

(18)F-FDG PET/CT may be helpful in discriminating between benign and malignant portal vein thrombi. Patients may benefit from (18)F-FDG PET/CT when portal vein thrombi can not be diagnosed exactly by US, CT or MRI.