Infections in patients using ventricular-assist devices: Comparison of the diagnostic performance of 18 F-FDG PET/CT scan and leucocyte-labeled scintigraphy

Conclusion18F-FDG PET/CT and radiolabeled leucocyte scintigraphy single-photon emission computed tomography carry high performance in the diagnostic of LVAD infections.18F-FDG PET/CT shows significantly higher sensitivity and could be proposed as first-line nuclear medicine procedure.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research