Impact of unknown incidental findings in PET/CT examinations of patients with proven or suspected vascular graft or endograft infections

Abstract Vascular graft or endograft Infections (VGEI) are rare but severe complications of vascular reconstructive surgery, and associated with significant mortality and morbidity risk. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (PET/CT) has been shown to have a hi...

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Main Authors: Lars Husmann, Nadia Eberhard, Martin W. Huellner, Bruno Ledergerber, Anna Mueller, Hannes Gruenig, Michael Messerli, Carlos-A. Mestres, Zoran Rancic, Alexander Zimmermann, Barbara Hasse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93331-4