Infected pacemaker causing septic lung emboli detected on FDG PET/CT

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 514-515

  Abikhzer, Gad ^a   Turpin, Sophie ^a   Bigras, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG NODULE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953321254     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9160-3     Document Type: Article

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