Letter by Klok et al Regarding Article, “ 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Enables the Detection of Recurrent Same-Site Deep Vein Thrombosis by Illuminating Recently Formed, Neutrophil-Rich Thrombus”
Circulation（2015）
Abstract
With great interest we read the article by Hara et al regarding the potential role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in the diagnostic management of suspected recurrent ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis (DVT).1 The latter diagnosis is complicated by critical limitations to current diagnostic techniques, mainly owing to persistent postthrombotic abnormalities after a first DVT. Hence, novel techniques that may overcome these limitations are urgently needed.
Although the presented data are encouraging for FDG-PET/CT as a potential diagnostic test for recurrent DVT, several critical questions remain unanswered, in part, because of the retrospective nature of the clinical part of their study: (1) how fast after appearance of new clinical DVT …
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thrombosis,positron emission tomography/computed,f-fluorodeoxyglucose,same-site,neutrophil-rich
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