An unusual looking pacemaker infection imaged with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Turpin, Sophie; Lambert, Raymond; Poirier, Nancy

doi:10.1007/s00259-010-1454-9

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“…18 F-FDG PET/CT seems to be useful for the diagnosis and also for therapy evaluation in vasculitis, sarcoidosis, and spondylodiscitis [ 44 ]. Other well-described applications, but without sufficient evidence-based indication, included suspected infection of intravascular devices, pacemakers, and catheters [ 45 – 48 ]. However to date there are no studies which show the benefits of 18 F-FDG PET/CT as a monitoring tool for VPGI.…”

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¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

Saleem

Pol

Slart

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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Vascular prosthetic graft infection (VPGI) is a severe complication after vascular surgery. CT-scan is considered the diagnostic tool of choice in advanced VPGI. The incidence of a false-negative result using CT is relatively high, especially in the presence of low-grade infections. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) scanning has been suggested as an alternative for the diagnosis and assessment of infectious processes. Hybrid 18F-FDG PET/CT has established the role of 18F-FDG PET for the assessment of suspected VPGI, providing accurate anatomic localization of the site of infection. However, there are no clear guidelines for the interpretation of the uptake patterns of 18F-FDG as clinical tool for VPGI. Based on the available literature it is suggested that a linear, diffuse, and homogeneous uptake should not be regarded as an infection whereas focal or heterogeneous uptake with a projection over the vessel on CT is highly suggestive of infection. Nevertheless, 18F-FDG PET and 18F-FDG PET/CT can play an important role in the detection of VPGI and monitoring response to treatment. However an accurate uptake and pattern recognition is warranted and cut-off uptake values and patterns need to be standardized before considering the technique to be the new standard.

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Section: Monitoring Response To Treatment With 18 mentioning

confidence: 99%

¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

Saleem

Pol

Slart

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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Pediatrics Cardiovascular FDG-PET Imaging

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Lambert

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FDG-PET/CT and PET/MR in Cardiovascular Diseases

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A brief overview of common radiopharmaceuticals for detection of infection/inflammation in nuclear medicine

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Bakhshi Kashi

et al. 2024

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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An unusual looking pacemaker infection imaged with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

Pediatrics Cardiovascular FDG-PET Imaging

A brief overview of common radiopharmaceuticals for detection of infection/inflammation in nuclear medicine

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An unusual looking pacemaker infection imaged with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Cited by 14 publications

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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

Pediatrics Cardiovascular FDG-PET Imaging

A brief overview of common radiopharmaceuticals for detection of infection/inflammation in nuclear medicine

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¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection

¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scanning in Diagnosing Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection