Chronic prosthetic vascular graft infection visualized with technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime-labeled leukocytes.
Technetium-99m-HMPAO labeled leukocytes demonstrated chronic femoro-femoral prosthetic vascular graft infection several times during an 18-mo period in a 77-yr-old man. The intensity and distribution of the uptake in the graft were fluctuating in different imaging occasions possibly indicating the strength and location of the infection. Gallium-67-citrate imaging showed negative results twice. The reason for negative 67Ga results remained obscure. The infected graft was removed and the patient did well 5 mo postoperatively.
Vorne
M
M
Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland.
Laitinen
R
R
Lantto
T
T
Järvi
K
K
Toivio
I
I
Mokka
R
R
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime