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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 513-515 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clinical decision making
- Computed tomography
- ECG-gated
- Pulmonary veins
- Thrombus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging