Diagnosis of Graft Infection Using FDG PET-CT.

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.

Published: June 2012

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.3.189DOI Listing

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