Infection of Ventricular Assist Device Detected and Monitored by 18F-FDG PET/CT

ABSTRACTWe report a case of a 59-year-old man who presented with fever, sepsis, and left cervicothoracic cutaneous inflammation 13 months after implantation of Jarvik 2000 device. Device infection was suspected and F-FDG PET/CT showed an intense and homogeneous uptake along driveline cable. Bacterio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 2017-09, Vol.42 (9), p.695-696
Hauptverfasser:	Dejust, Sébastien, Guedec-Ghelfi, Renaud, Blanc-Autrant, Estelle, Lepers, Yannick, Morland, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioengineering Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Heart-Assist Devices - microbiology Humans Life Sciences Male Middle Aged Nuclear medicine Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnostic imaging Staphylococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging Staphylococcus aureus - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACTWe report a case of a 59-year-old man who presented with fever, sepsis, and left cervicothoracic cutaneous inflammation 13 months after implantation of Jarvik 2000 device. Device infection was suspected and F-FDG PET/CT showed an intense and homogeneous uptake along driveline cable. Bacteriological local sample showed Staphylococcus aureus. After adapted antibiotherapy, control F-FDG PET/CT displays treatment efficacy with no residual uptake in driveline. F-FDG PET/CT could be an important tool for early noninvasive detection of left ventricular assist device infection and monitoring antibiotherapy response.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/RLU.0000000000001736