18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake patterns in positron emission tomography/computed tomography caused by inflammation and/or infection after graft surgery for thoracic aortic dissection.
Barbara HasseBruno LedergerberMathias Van HemelrijckMichelle FrankMartin W HuellnerUrs J MuehlematterRonny R BuechelLars HusmannPublished in: Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (2024)
FDG uptake in PET/CT after thoracic aortic graft surgery is higher in infected grafts than in noninfected grafts. In noninfected grafts, focal uptake is also frequent, mostly anastomosis-associated, not associated with graft coating, and possibly affected by the use of BioGlue®.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- pet ct
- computed tomography
- aortic dissection
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- pet imaging
- spinal cord
- oxidative stress
- surgical site infection
- magnetic resonance imaging
- aortic valve
- heart failure
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- left ventricular
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension