Metastatic melanoma causing complete atrioventricular block-the role of FDG PET/CT in diagnosis

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-314

  Cheng, Gang ^a   Newberg, Andrew B ^a   Alavi, Abass ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction block; FDG PET CT; Heart; Melanoma; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORTS; CONDUCTION BLOCK; FDG PET; FDG PET/CT; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; METASTATIC LESIONS; METASTATIC MELANOMA; WHOLE-BODY;

HEART; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DERMATOLOGY;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CANCER STAGING; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG UPTAKE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MELANOMA; PACEMAKER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX WALL CANCER; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MELANOMA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THORACIC WALL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 79959819561     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: 18734499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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