Comparing diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, contrast enhanced CT and combined imaging in patients with suspected vascular graft infections.
Lars HusmannMartin W HuellnerBruno LedergerberAlexia AnagnostopoulosPaul StolzmannBert-Ram SahIrene A BurgerZoran RancicBarbara Hassenull nullPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
The diagnostic accuracy of combined CE-PET/CT in patients with suspected VGI is very high. The combination of the high sensitivity of PET/CT in detecting metabolically active foci in infection, and the high specificity of CE-CT in detecting anatomic alterations, appears to be the reason why combined imaging outperforms stand-alone imaging in diagnosing VGI and may be supportive in future decision-making of difficult cases of suspected VGI. Clinical Trials.gov Identifier: NCT01821664.