Contribution to FDG-PET/CT Diagnostics and Post-Operative Monitoring of Patients with Mycotic Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta

Abstract

Bacterial infection of the aorta is a life threatening condition calling for timely diagnostics and therapy. In the short communication presented here, the authors offer a case report on a patient of 70 years of age with aneurysm of the descending aorta caused by salmonella. The advantages of a new diagnostic hybrid modality are demonstrated and also the possibility of using it in the course of long-term monitoring of patients.

Key words:

• Mycotic aneurysm
• PET/CT
• EVAR
• endovascular aneurysm repair.

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M. Spacek

M. Spacek, M.D. General Teaching Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery U Nemocnice 2, Praha 2 128 08, Czech Republic Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Web: http:/kardiochirurgie.lf1.cuni.cz