Published December 2001 | Version v1
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Incidental detection of myocardial ischemia during F-18 FDG CoDe PET for the evaulation of a solitary pulmonary nodule

Creators

  • 1. School of Medicine, Ajou Univ., Suwon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The authors report a case of unsuspected myocardial ischemia detected during CoDe FDG PET (coincidence detection fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomogram) which performed for the evaluation of a solitary pulmonary nodule. Camera-based FDG PET without attenuation correction often reveals false defect in the inferior wall of the left ventricle in normals due to excessive attenuation. However, this asymptomatic patient had increased uptake in the inferior wall suggesting ischemic myocardium. The scan finding was confirmed by TI-201 myocardial SPECT and coronary angiogram. The patient then underwent successful PTCA of mild RCA and right ventricular branch followed by right upper lobectomy for small cell lung cancer

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
6
Series
2 refs, 2 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 398-400
ISSN
1225-6714

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
33065892
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; ISCHEMIA; LUNGS; MYOCARDIUM; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
ANEMIAS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HEART; HEMIC DISEASES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MUSCLES; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SYMPTOMS; TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASES