EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 40-43 , March 2007

FDG-PET and FDG-PET/CT for Diagnosing Infection in Patients with Multiple Vascular Bypass Grafts: A Report of Two Cases

  • V.E. de Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A.W.H. van de Ven

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • P.T. den Hoed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. P.T. den Hoed, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, Department of Vascular Surgery, P.O. Box 5009, 3008 AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

,Accepted 10 November 2006.

  • Image Result

    Transversal CT image (A), and transversal (B), sagittal (C), and coronal (D) FDG-PET/CT fused images of a 57-year-old female showing an abnormal intense FDG uptake localized to the femoro-femoral cros

    Transversal CT image (A), and transversal (B), sagittal (C), and coronal (D) FDG-PET/CT fused images of a 57-year-old female showing an abnormal intense FDG uptake localized to the femoro-femoral crossover bypass graft. No uptake was visualized in the iliaco-femoral bypass graft.

  • Image Result
    Transversal (A), sagittal (B), and coronal (C) FDG-PET images of a 55-year-old female showing an intense uptake of FDG localized to the femoro-popliteal bypass graft. No uptake was visualized in the b

    Transversal (A), sagittal (B), and coronal (C) FDG-PET images of a 55-year-old female showing an intense uptake of FDG localized to the femoro-popliteal bypass graft. No uptake was visualized in the bifurcation prosthesis.

PII: S1533-3167(06)00091-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.11.003

EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 40-43 , March 2007

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