1. Evidence of Subclavian Vein Thrombosis on First-Pass 18FDG PET in a Patient with Relapsing Upper Mediastinum Lymphoma
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Denis Mariano-Goulart, Fabien Vauchot, Fayçal Ben Bouallègue, Physiologie & médecine expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles [U 1046] (PhyMedExp), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier)
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medicine.medical_specialty ,First-pass ,Lymphoma ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Superior vena cava ,Deep vein thrombosis ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,Derivation ,18fdg pet ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Subclavian vein thrombosis ,First pass ,business.industry ,Mediastinum ,medicine.disease ,Thrombosis ,3. Good health ,body regions ,surgical procedures, operative ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,FDG PET ,cardiovascular system ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
Baseline 18F-FDG PET was performed in a 74-year-old patient with relapsing upper mediastinum lymphoma. Left subclavian thrombosis was suspected on prior contrast-enhanced CT. Dynamic PET imaging was achieved during 3 min after IV injection of 18F-FDG to the left arm in order to further assess left subclavian vein permeability. The 20-s dynamic frame at 1 min after injection confirmed the absence of flow in the left subclavian vein and evidenced the derivation of 18F-FDG through left axillary, then superficial, then right internal mammary collaterals to the superior vena cava, hence confirming the subclavian thrombosis.
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- 2018