A systematic review and meta-analysis of F-fluoro-d-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography interpretation methods in vascular graft and endograft infection.

Objective: Vascular graft and endograft infection (VGEI) has high morbidity and mortality rates. Diagnosis is complicated because symptoms vary and can be nonspecific. A meta-analysis identified F-fluoro-d-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) as the most valuable tool for diagnosis of VGEI and favorable to computed tomography as the current standard.