Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2012 Jun;45(3):189-191. 10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.3.189.
Diagnosis of Graft Infection Using FDG PET-CT
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. kiick.sung@samsung.com
- KMID: 1433661
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.3.189
Abstract
- 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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