Detection of Pacemaker Lead Infection by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

Detection of Pacemaker Lead Infection by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

An 80-year-old man was implanted with a DDD pacemaker to treat his sick sinus syndrome in 1990. Eleven years later, he had a pocket infection and cutaneous inflammation. Blood cultures were negative, and 67Ga scintigraphy revealed uptake in the left subclavian region. However, intense abnormal fluor...

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Main Authors: Takashi Miura, MD, Osamu Kinoshita, MD, Mitsuaki Horigome, MD, Hiroki Kasai, MD, Kazunori Aizawa, MD, Tohru Yoshioka, MD, Takeshi Tomita, MD, Setsuo Kumazaki, MD, Hiroshi Tsutsui, MD, Jun Koyama, MD, Yoshikazu Yazaki, MD, Uichi Ikeda, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Pacemaker
Lead infection
PET
FDG
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427606800347

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