RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Native Aortic and Prosthetic Vascular Stent Infection on <sup>99m</sup>Tc-Labeled White Blood Cell Scintigraphy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.113.127704
DO 10.2967/jnmt.113.127704
A1 Ryu, Seung Wook
A1 Allman, Kevin C.
YR 2014
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2014/02/20/jnmt.113.127704.abstract
AB The value of 99mTc-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy for endovascular prosthetic infections is well known. In the unique case reported here, infection of the native aorta was detected in addition to an infected vascular prosthesis. The case demonstrates that 99mTc-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy can identify not only the more usual prosthetic stent/graft infection but also infection of the native aorta. When scrutinizing studies for infection of prosthetic material, readers should also carefully examine the native aorta.