Usefulness of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in diagnosis of aortitis and treatment response evaluation in a patient with aortic prosthesis.

Abstract

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
• Journal: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)) Vol. 12 Issue 11 Pg. 814-6 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 1558-2035 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21934523 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Polyethylene Terephthalates
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal (surgery)
• Aortitis (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, etiology)
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation (adverse effects, instrumentation)
• Fever of Unknown Origin (diagnosis, etiology)
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
• Humans
• Male
• Multimodal Imaging
• Polyethylene Terephthalates
• Positron-Emission Tomography
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Prosthesis Design
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Time Factors
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome