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Usefulness of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in diagnosis of aortitis and treatment response evaluation in a patient with aortic prosthesis.
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PMID:  21934523     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report the case of an 82-year-old man with aortic prosthesis inflammation in whom fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography has been useful in the detection of the cause of fever of unknown origin. We also describe the correlation between decrease of FDG uptake in the vascular prosthesis after treatment and clinical improvement with normalization of the serological levels of inflammatory markers.
Authors:
Giorgio Treglia; Fabio Maggi; Lorenzo Bonomo; Alessandro Giordano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1558-2035     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-9-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101259752     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
aDepartment of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine bDepartment of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy *Giorgio Treglia and Fabio Maggi contributed equally to the writing of this article.
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