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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
12
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-5-18
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Prosthetic vascular graft infection is a relatively uncommon complication of peripheral vascular surgery. We retrospectively analysed technetium-99m-d,l-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO) labelled leukocyte scans of 21 patients with a suspected vascular graft infection. Operative findings, bacteriological cultures, radiological findings or clinical follow-up were used to confirm the diagnosis. We found eight true-positive and six true-negative cases. There were no false-positive scintigraphic diagnoses. The false-negative rate was 33% (n = 7). Our results show a sensitivity of 53%, a specificity of 100% and an accuracy of 66%. The conclusion is that a negative 99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO-labelled leukocyte scan is of limited value in ruling out a vascular graft infection. A combination of computed tomography (CT-scan) and a 99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO-labelled leukocyte scan is probably the most efficient way of diagnosing a vascular graft infection.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Dec
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| pubmed:issn |
0143-3636
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
15
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
953-60
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Blood Vessel Prosthesis,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-False Negative Reactions,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Leukocytes,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Organotechnetium Compounds,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Oximes,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Predictive Value of Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Prosthesis-Related Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Sensitivity and Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime,
pubmed-meshheading:7715894-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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| pubmed:year |
1994
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Diagnostic value of 99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO-labelled leukocyte scintigraphy in the detection of vascular graft infections.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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