title: Early cardioverter defibrillator infection: value of indium-111 leukocyte imaging.
abstract: In the early postoperative period, it may be difficult to diagnose an infected implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system using anatomic imaging modalities such as computed tomography alone. We describe a case that illustrates the complementary physiologic role of indium-111-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in identifying and defining the extent of early postoperative implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bhadelia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oates
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D007962:Leukocytes; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes