Detection of mediastinitis after heart transplantation by gallium-67 scintigraphy

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

OSTI ID:5761770

Quirce, R; Serano, J; Arnal, C; Banzo, I; Carril, J M ^[1]

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1. Hospital Nacional Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (Spain)

We report the findings of a patient with post-cardiac transplant mediastinitis detected by {sup 67}Ga-citrate imaging. Fever and leukocytosis were the first clinical signs suggesting infection. The usual diagnostic modalities, including CT and ultrasound, failed to identify the site of infection. A {sup 67}Ga scan showed intense abnormal uptake behind the sternum. The site of uptake was shown by necropsy to be necrotic tissue involving cardiac sutures, pulmonary arteries, and the aorta due to infection with Haemophilus aphrophilus.

• OSTI ID: 5761770
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Vol. 32:5; ISSN 0161-5505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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UPTAKE
HEART
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CITRATES
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PATIENTS
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