Early cardioverter defibrillator infection: value of indium-111 leukocyte imaging.
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.
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Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
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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
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes