Identification of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia on 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Acute mesenteric ischemia resulting in bowel necrosis is a surgical emergency. First identification of acute mesenteric ischemia with FDG PET/CT is uncommon, because patients with bowel ischemia are usually diagnosed by other imaging methods such as CT. Nevertheless, prompt imager recognition of the PET/CT findings of mesenteric ischemia and necrosis is critical for proper triage of the patient to potentially lifesaving interventions. We present a 39-year-old woman with portal vein thrombosis who was sent for 18F-FDG PET/CT evaluation of a suspected pancreatic head neoplasm but was unexpectedly found to have ischemic and necrotic small bowel secondary to mesenteric venous infarction.
Medical Subject Headings
Adult; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Ischemia; Mesenteric Ischemia; Portal Vein; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Publication Title
Clinical nuclear medicine
ISSN
1536-0229
Volume
47
Issue
1
First Page
103
Last Page
103
PubMed ID
34269724
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1097/RLU.0000000000003819
Recommended Citation
Smith, Mathew V; Yang, Ming; and Roarke, Michael C, "Identification of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia on 18F-FDG PET/CT." (2022). Neuroradiology. 111.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neuroradiology/111