Clinical Usefulness of Tc-99m HMPAO Labeled White Blood Cell Imaging in Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infections
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Vol. 17 (1) , 11-13
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199201000-00004
Abstract
The reported frequency of prosthetic vascular graft infections after reconstructive vascular surgery is low. However, it is a serious and potentially catastrophic complication of this treatment, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Effective therapy involves graft excision and replacement. Tc-99m HMPAO labeled leukocyte scintigraphy appears to be an accurate method of detecting prosthetic vascular graft infections. The value of leukocyte scanning is illustrated by two case reports.Keywords
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