Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead infection detected by 99mTc-sulesomab single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography 'fusion' imaging

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 883-884

  Schiavo, Riccardo ^a,b   Ricci, Alessandra ^a   Pontillo, Daniele ^a   Bernardini, Giuliana ^a   Melacrinis, Francesca Fiore ^a   MacCafeo, Stefano ^a  

^a BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ASL Viterbo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Inflammation imaging; Lead infection; SPET CT fusion imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SULESOMAB TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; METHICILLIN; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349789672     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832b35dd     Document Type: Article

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