Common vascular grafts: Aortic or aortoiliac for aneurysm repair, peripheral grafts for dialysis access or peripheral arterial disease
Infected graft: Inflammatory change, phlegmon or abscess associated with bacterial ingrowth into or around vascular graft
Colonized graft: Bacteria living on graft without frank inflammation or invasion
Graft incorporation: Ingrowth of normal host cells into vascular graft creating pseudoendothelium
Graft disincorporation: Loss of host pseudoendothelium resulting in areas of bare graft
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General Features
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Husmann L et al: Comparing diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, contrast enhanced CT and combined imaging in patients with suspected vascular graft infections. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 46(6):1359-68, 2019
Rojoa D et al: 18F-FDG PET in the diagnosis of vascular prosthetic graft infection: A diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 57(2):292-301, 2019
Sah BR et al: Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in vascular graft infections. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 49(4):455-64, 2015
Saleem BR et al: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT scanning in diagnosing vascular prosthetic graft infection. Biomed Res Int. 2014:471971, 2014
Keidar Z et al: FDG-PET in prosthetic graft infections. Semin Nucl Med. 43(5):396-402, 2013
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TERMINOLOGY
Definitions
Common vascular grafts: Aortic or aortoiliac for aneurysm repair, peripheral grafts for dialysis access or peripheral arterial disease
Infected graft: Inflammatory change, phlegmon or abscess associated with bacterial ingrowth into or around vascular graft
Colonized graft: Bacteria living on graft without frank inflammation or invasion
Graft incorporation: Ingrowth of normal host cells into vascular graft creating pseudoendothelium
Graft disincorporation: Loss of host pseudoendothelium resulting in areas of bare graft
IMAGING
General Features
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Husmann L et al: Comparing diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, contrast enhanced CT and combined imaging in patients with suspected vascular graft infections. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 46(6):1359-68, 2019
Rojoa D et al: 18F-FDG PET in the diagnosis of vascular prosthetic graft infection: A diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 57(2):292-301, 2019
Sah BR et al: Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in vascular graft infections. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 49(4):455-64, 2015
Saleem BR et al: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT scanning in diagnosing vascular prosthetic graft infection. Biomed Res Int. 2014:471971, 2014
Keidar Z et al: FDG-PET in prosthetic graft infections. Semin Nucl Med. 43(5):396-402, 2013
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