Acute aortic dissection initially suspected on (18)F-FDG PET/CT Miscellaneous

  


Authors: Ulaner, G. A.; Muehlbauer, S.; Goldberg, Z.
Title: Acute aortic dissection initially suspected on (18)F-FDG PET/CT
Abstract: A 64-year-old man with anal cancer underwent follow-up F-FDG PET/CT to evaluate chemoradiation therapy response 5 months after an initial PET/CT. The follow-up F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated new FDG-avid curvilinear soft tissue adjacent to the abdominal aorta, interpreted as an aortic dissection. Despite lack of clinical symptoms, the patient was directed to an emergency room the same day, where a contrast-enhanced CT confirmed an aortic aneurysm with dissection. The patient underwent endovascular surgical repair the following day. This case demonstrates that newly FDG-avid aortic soft tissue should be recognized and may need further evaluation to characterize clinically significant vascular pathology.
Journal Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume: 45
Issue: 10
ISSN: 0363-9762
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2020-10-01
Start Page: 819
End Page: 820
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003209
PUBMED: 32701812
PROVIDER: scopus
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090510860&doi=10.1097%2fRLU.0000000000003209&partnerID=40&md5=1965aacb99c1b1c235c5b96173868bd8
Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 October 2020 -- Source: Scopus
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