A potential role of ECG-gated CT for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein thrombus: An illustrative case report

Michael A. Winkler, Paul von Herrmann, Ryan H. Penticuff, Palak M. Majmudar, Benjamin R. Plaisance, Stephen B. Hobbs, Michael A. Brooks

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Abstract

The presence of tumor thrombus in patients with lung cancer confers a risk of stroke and other end-organ ischemic events. This case highlights a potential role for electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of this pathologic process. In this case, pulmonary vein thrombus was definitively identified by an ECG-CT following discordant results between CT and transthoracic echocardiogram. In addition, this case demonstrates how management decisions are affected by physician accessibility to and familiarity with specific imaging tests.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)513-515
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Imaging
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Clinical decision making
  • Computed tomography
  • ECG-gated
  • Pulmonary veins
  • Thrombus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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