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The use of positron emission tomography with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose for the diagnosis of vascular graft infection
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Abstract
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| Vascular graft infection is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate. Diagnosis is difficult, as there is no single diagnostic criterion that has a 100% accuracy. A combination of physical examination, laboratory tests, and several imaging techniques is mandatory. Beside a wide range of indications in the oncological field, positron emission tomography with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) has a well-known role in the diagnosis of bone and soft-tissue infections. Some authors have recently reported on the potential use of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of vascular graft infections. The aim of this study is to review personal experience. Five consecutive patients with a suspected prosthetic infection (1 aortobifemoral bypass, 3 femoropopliteal bypasses, and 1 femorofemoral bypass) underwent FDG-PET. All prostheses showed a moderate or intense FDG tracer uptake. All 3 patients with an intense FDG uptake proved to have a prosthetic infection (based on microbiologic examination). These preliminary results suggest that FDG-PET might be an interesting tool to confirm vascular graft infection. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Angiology: the journal of vascular diseases. - New York, N.Y.
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Publication
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New York, N.Y.
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2007
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0003-3197
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DOI
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10.1177/0003319707299205
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58
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(2007)
, p. 717-724
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000251982900010
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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