18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis and management of continuous flow left ventricular assist device infections: A case series and review of the literature

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2017, Pages E11-E19

  Akin, Sakir ^a   Muslem, Rahat ^a   Constantinescu, Alina A ^a   Manintveld, Olivier C ^a   Birim, Ozcan ^a   Brugts, Jasper J ^a   Maat, Alexander P W M ^a   Fröberg, Alida C ^a   Bogers, J J C ^a   Caliskan, Kadir ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET CT; Infection; left ventricular assist devices

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; USER EXPERIENCE;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CREATIVE COMMONS; DESTINATION THERAPY; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE-POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHIES; HEART FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR; SUPERFICIAL INFECTIONS;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 85013799591     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000552     Document Type: Review

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