The incidence of pulmonary embolism and associated FDG-PET findings in IV contrast-enhanced PET/CT

• Published in: Academic radiology Vol. 21; no. 6; p. 718
• Main Authors: Flavell, Robert R, Behr, Spencer C, Brunsing, Ryan L, Naeger, David M, Pampaloni, Miguel Hernandez
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Administration, Intravenous; Contrast Media - administration & dosage; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Image Enhancement; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - statistics & numerical data; Incidence; Iohexol - administration & dosage; Male; Middle Aged; Multimodal Imaging - statistics & numerical data; Observer Variation; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Positron-Emission Tomography - statistics & numerical data; Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis; Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology; Radiopharmaceuticals; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - statistics & numerical data; Pulmonary embolism; thromboembolism; pulmonary infarction; PET/CT; pulmonary artery hypermetabolism

Most fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) studies are performed on cancer patients. These patients are at increased risk of pulmonary embolism (PE). In this retrospective review, we determined the rate of PE, and the prevalence of associ...