The role of molecular imaging in diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis

American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Sina Houshmand¹  Mudalsha Ravina¹  Søren Hess¹  Abass Alavi¹  Ali Salavati¹ 

关键词: FDG-PET/CT;    venous thromboembolism;    deep vein thrombosis;    SPECT;    molecular imaging;   

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学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: e-Century Publishing Corporation

【 摘 要 】

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) mostly presenting as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) affects up to 600,000 individuals in United States each year. Clinical symptoms of VTE are nonspecific and sometimes misleading. Additionally, side effects of available treatment plans for DVT are significant. Therefore, medical imaging plays a crucial role in proper diagnosis and avoidance from over/under diagnosis, which exposes the patient to risk. In addition to conventional structural imaging modalities, such as ultrasonography and computed tomography, molecular imaging with different tracers have been studied for diagnosis of DVT. In this review we will discuss currently available and newly evolving targets and tracers for detection of DVT using molecular imaging methods.

【 授权许可】

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