Pet Scan and Duplex Ultrasound for the Detection of Arterial Complications of Bacterial Endocarditis.
Ann Vasc Surg
; 44: 423.e1-423.e2, 2017 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-28549959
ABSTRACT
18Fluoro-desoxy-glucose positron-emission tomography (F-FDG-PET) may be useful to diagnose complications of endocarditis in difficult cases. We report the case of a young patient who had endocarditis and a painful leg. FDG PET/computed tomography showed hypermetabolism in the leg, and duplex ultrasound suggested an inflammatory aneurysm at the site of the hypermetabolism. The combination of FDG-PET/computed tomography and duplex ultrasound is useful to diagnose mycotic aneurysm in the setting of bacterial endocarditis.
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Assunto principal:
Aneurisma Infectado
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Artérias da Tíbia
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Ultrassonografia Doppler Dupla
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Extremidade Inferior
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Endocardite Bacteriana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article