title: F-18 FDG PET/CT in the management of infected abdominal aortic aneurysm due to Salmonella.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysm is a rare and life-threatening disorder. Computed tomography (CT) is considered to be the best diagnostic imaging modality that can detect an abdominal aortic aneurysm and changes in the surrounding structures. More recently, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET would seem to hold promise for the diagnosis of focal infection and during the follow-up after antibiotic treatment. We present a case of an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm due to Salmonella enteritidis. In this case, a combination of CT and FDG PET/CT provided accurate information for the diagnosis of the infected abdominal aortic aneurysm. Moreover, FDG PET/CT made an important contribution for monitoring response to antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Moon Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Sung Su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: In Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Hyun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D002939:Ciprofloxacin