title: Native Aortic and Prosthetic Vascular Stent Infection on 99mTc-Labeled White Blood Cell Scintigraphy.
abstract: The value of (99m)Tc-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy for endovascular prosthetic infections is well known. In the unique case reported here, infection of the native aorta was detected in addition to an infected vascular prosthesis. The case demonstrates that (99m)Tc-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy can identify not only the more usual prosthetic stent/graft infection but also infection of the native aorta. When scrutinizing studies for infection of prosthetic material, readers should also carefully examine the native aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/Nuclear Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia swk.ryu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Seung Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of PET/Nuclear Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Allman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D013667:Technetium; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium
keywords: aortic aneurysm; aortitis; molecular imaging; vascular; vascular stent infection; white blood cell scintigraphy