Differentiation of Cardiac Tumor From Thrombus by Combined MRI and F-18 FDG PET Imaging

Jeffrey J. Plutchok, Lawrence M. Boxt, Judah Weinberger, Rashid A. Fawwaz, William H. Sherman, Ronald L. Van Heertum

Clinical Nuclear Medicine · 1998 · 29 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

FDG-PET imaging was performed to evaluate a right ventricular mass seen on transthoracic echocardiogram and gated cardiac MRI in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma. There was intense FDG localization in the mass, characterizing the mass as a highly metabolic tumor. A transjugular biopsy confirmed a sarcomatous-type tumor.

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