Gallium-67 citrate accumulation in a mycotic popliteal artery aneurysm.
A 31-year-old man with bacterial endocarditis developed a mycotic popliteal aneurysm which presented clinically like an acute osteomyelitis. Bone and Ga-67 scanning played a major role in disclosing this unsuspected lesion. Various isotopic techniques proposed for the detection of mycotic aneurysm are reviewed. The potential usefulness of Ga-67 imaging in patients at risk of developing such lesions is discussed.
Leclerc
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Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Verreault
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Bisson
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D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid