Clinical usefulness of Tc-99m HMPAO labeled white blood cell imaging in prosthetic vascular graft infections.
The reported frequency of prosthetic vascular graft infections after reconstructive vascular surgery is low. However, it is a serious and potentially catastrophic complication of this treatment, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Effective therapy involves graft excision and replacement. Tc-99m HMPAO labeled leukocyte scintigraphy appears to be an accurate method of detecting prosthetic vascular graft infections. The value of leukocyte scanning is illustrated by two case reports.
Mortelmans
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Gasthuisberg, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
Verlooy
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Nevelsteen
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Wilms
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De Roo
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D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime