Accuracy of FDG-PETeCT in the diagnostic work-up of vascular prosthetic graft infection

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-354

  Bruggink, J L M ^a   Glaudemans, A W J M ^a   Saleem, B R ^a   Meerwaldt, R ^b   Alkefaji, H ^a   Prins, T R ^a   Slart, R H J A ^a   Zeebregts, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Computerised tomography scanning; Diagnosis; Positron emission tomography; Prosthetic graft infection

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84859165371     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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