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Figure 6. Final conclusion of the PET scans Sensitivity of 77% (95% CI 62– 92%) Specificity of 89% (95% CI 77– 100%)
Ο ρόλος της 18 F-FDG PET/CT στην ανάδειξη μόλυνσης αγγειακού μοσχεύματος 25ασθενείς Ευαισθησία 93% Ειδικότητα 70% PPV 82% NPV 88% FDG PET analysis (four point scale) Grade Ι: uptake ≤ background (-) Grade II: uptake ≤ soft tissue (-) Grade III: moderate uptake ≥ soft tissue (+) Grade IV: strong uptake comparable with bladder (+) Brukking et al. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2010; 40, : 348 -354
3 years after femoro-femoral Gore-Tex graft SUVmax=1, 1 16 years after aorto-bifemoral Dacron graft SUVmax=2, 5 Keidar et al. J Nucl Med 2014; 55: 392 -5
Fig. 1 This 53 -year-old farmer developed in November 2013 an infection (SUVmax 7. 5) of his polyester composite vascular graft (Gelweave Vaskutek, Aortic Valved Graft ATS) after bacteremia with Pasteurella multocida [Panel A: maximum intensity projections (top) and fused axial PET/CT images (bottom)]. PET/CT examination (Panel B) in January 2014 showed a complete metabolic response with a SUVmax of 2. 9. Panel C shows control PET/CT examination in June 2014 Husmann L et al. EJNMMI 2018 Oct; 45(11): 1987 -1997