Diagnosis of Graft Infection Using FDG PET-CT.
Graft infections after aortic replacement are a rare, but severe complication. Because surgical removal of the infection source is essential, an accurate diagnosis is required to prevent unnecessary treatment. Both of the patients described herein were diagnosed with graft infections using dual-modality positron emission tomography-computed tomography; one patient was a false-positive, and the other was confirmed with an infection.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
Hunbo
H
Shim
Kiick
K
Sung
Wook Sung
WS
Kim
Young Tak
YT
Lee
Pyo Won
PW
Park
Dong Seop
DS
Jeong