Intense 18F-FDG uptake in an organizing right atrial thrombus mimicking malignancy

Intense 18F-FDG uptake in an organizing right atrial thrombus mimicking malignancy

We present a case of an intensely hypermetabolic intracavitary cardiac mass, standardized uptake values max 44.4, that was pathologically proved to be organizing and organized thrombus, negative for tumor. Our patient had previous right atrial mass resection 2 years prior that was pathologically des...

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Main Authors: Krishna G. Chaudhuri, MD, Jonathan W. Revels, DO, Kaustubh S. Yadwadkar, MD, Lester S. Johnson, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Cardiac mass
Thrombus
18F-FDG PET/CT
Cardiac MRI
False positive
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043316303983

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