| Impact of F-18 FDG PET-CT for the Diagnosis and Management of Infection in JARVIK 2000 Device. | |
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PMID: 22064105 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Fifteen months after implantation of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricle assistance device, a 60-year-old man developed infection at the percutaneous retroauricular skull-mounted pedestal. PET/CT demonstrated hypermetabolism in the left cutaneous retroauricular pedestal, on the thoracic internal cable, and in the left lung. A second F-18 FDG PET/CT performed after 3 months of antibiotic treatment showed minimal residual hypermetabolism around the proximal and cervical internal cable. The pedestal was then replaced and a third PET/CT scan 3 months after the completion of antibiotic treatment was entirely normal. F-18 FDG PET/CT scan may be useful for monitoring infection in patients with left ventricle assistance device. |
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Sylvie Costo; Eurydice Hourna; Massimo Massetti; Annette Belin; Gérard Bouvard; Denis Agostini |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical nuclear medicine Volume: 36 ISSN: 1536-0229 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nucl Med Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-11-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7611109 Medline TA: Clin Nucl Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e188-91 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the *Nuclear Medicine Department, †Radiology Department, and ‡Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, CHU Côte de Nacre, Caen, France. |
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