The value of 18F-FDG-PET-CT in the management of infective native aortic aneurysms.
Daniel HannsbergerIvika HeinolaPietro Giovanni di SummaKarl SöreliusPublished in: Vascular (2021)
The literature on 18F-FDF-PET/CT for diagnosing infective native aortic aneurysms is scarce. However, there might be a role for 18F-FDF-PET/CT in the management of the disease, in particular for patients with clinical suspicion of INAA without convincing findings on CT. SUVmax values ranging from 4.5 to 6.5 could be guiding and suggestive of metabolic activity in agreement of INAA. However, further conclusions on its usefulness, robustness and specific SUVmax values are premature, and a definitive cut-off value is probably not attainable.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- aortic valve
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- systematic review
- computed tomography
- aortic dissection
- squamous cell carcinoma
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- pulmonary hypertension
- magnetic resonance
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- rectal cancer