title: Aortic prosthetic graft infection detected by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: tamami0821jp@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Tamami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiharuko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iio
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uetani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hiasa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruhito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izutani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Jitsuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higaki
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000494:pharmacology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Aortic prosthetic graft infection