18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Portal Vein Thrombosis and Liver Metastases

J Nucl Med Technol. 2015 Sep;43(3):229-30. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.114.152777. Epub 2015 Feb 5.

Abstract

(18)F-FDG PET/CT is a valuable noninvasive tool in oncologic imaging, and its application in the diagnosis of liver metastases has been very convincing. Both the sensitivity and the specificity of (18)F-FDG PET/CT are high for detecting liver metastases from various tumors including colorectal, breast, and lung. Such liver metastases are typically (18)F-FDG-avid. We present atypical (18)F-FDG PET findings in a lung cancer patient with known liver metastases and PVT.

Keywords: 18F-FDG PET/CT; hepatic metastases; portal vein thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods
  • Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18