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.
Abbreviations:
CT (Computed tomography), MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), DWI (Diffusion weighted imaging), TTE (Transthoracic echocardiogram), ECG (Electrocardiogram), TEE (Transesophageal echocardiogram), ICU (Intensive care unit)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 21, 2014
Accepted:
November 13,
2014
Received in revised form:
October 27,
2014
Received:
March 13,
2014
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