Impact of F-18 FDG PET-CT for the diagnosis and management of infection in JARVIK 2000 device.

Sylvie Costo; Eurydice Hourna; Massimo Massetti; Annette Belin; Gerard Bouvard; Denis Agostini

Impact of F-18 FDG PET-CT for the diagnosis and management of infection in JARVIK 2000 device.

Sylvie Costo
, Eurydice Hourna
, Massimo Massetti
, Annette Belin
, Gerard Bouvard
, Denis Agostini

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Abstract

Fifteen months after implantation of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricle assistance device, a 60-year-old man developed infection at the percutaneous retroauricular skull-mounted pedestal. PET/CT demonstrated hypermetabolism in the left cutaneous retroauricular pedestal, on the thoracic internal cable, and in the left lung. A second F-18 FDG PET/CT performed after 3 months of antibiotic treatment showed minimal residual hypermetabolism around the proximal and cervical internal cable. The pedestal was then replaced and a third PET/CT scan 3 months after the completion of antibiotic treatment was entirely normal. F-18 FDG PET/CT scan may be useful for monitoring infection in patients with left ventricle assistance device.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	188-191
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Publication status	Published - 2011

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JARVIK 2000

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Impact of F-18 FDG PET-CT for the diagnosis and management of infection in JARVIK 2000 device.

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