Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy
Abstract Purpose Sternal wound infections (SWI) are complications of sternotomy and can be divided into deep SWI (DSWI) and superficial SWI (SSWI). In recent years, the use of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing infections and inflam...
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| Main Authors: | Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2025-02-01
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| Series: | EJNMMI Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-024-00237-1 |
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