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Abstract

Introduction

While pulmonary vein filling defects on CT are typically considered diagnostic for thrombus, under certain circumstances, they can be artifactual as a result of flow phenomena.

Case Presentation

We report a case of a 53-year-old female with chest pain who was found to have filling defects in pulmonary vein branches on CCTA that were initially treated as thromboses. However, follow-up cardiac MRI was negative for thrombi, and pseudo-thrombosis was therefore diagnosed.

Conclusion

Pulmonary vein pseudo-thrombosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary vein filling defects.

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Another CCTA Incidental Finding: Case Report of an Idiopathic Pulmonary Vein Pseudo-thrombosis
Curr. Med. Imaging 20, e15734056260968 (2024); https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734056260968231031103630
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  • Article Type:     Case Report
Keyword(s): Coronary CT angiogram; Filling defect; Incidental finding; MRI; Pseudo-thrombosis; Thrombus

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