title: Clinical usefulness of Tc-99m HMPAO labeled white blood cell imaging in prosthetic vascular graft infections.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Gasthuisberg, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mortelmans
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verlooy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nevelsteen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Roo
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime