Comparison of detection of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime labelled leukocyte scintigraphy for an aortic graft infection.
To compare F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG-PET) and (99m)Tc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime ((99m)TC-HMPAO) labelled leukocyte scintigraphy for the diagnosis of vascular graft infection. A thoraco-abdominal CT-angiography and a (99m)TC-HMPAO labelled leukocyte scintigraphy did not show any graft infection in this case report whereas an F-18 FDG-PET showed a metabolic uptake around and all along the vascular graft. Further comparison between these two explorations is needed since the two techniques have not been compared in vascular graft infection.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dupuytren University Hospital, University of Limoges, 87042 Limoges, France.
Emmanuel
E
Gardet
Ramsi
R
Addas
Jacques
J
Monteil
Alexandre
A
Le Guyader
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D020878:Device Removal; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012086:Reoperation; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime