ArticleNuclear medicine and molecular imaging2019
Utility of FDG-PET/CT for the Detection and Characterization of Sternal Wound Infection Following Sternotomy.
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- EANM/SNMMI guideline/procedure standard for [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025Guideline
- Computed Tomography Scanning for Sternal Wound Infections: A Systematic Review.The Ulster medical journal · 2024Pooled it
- Enhanced Uptake of FDG in PET/CT After the Use of Bone Wax During Sternotomy.The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon · 2026Article
- Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy.EJNMMI reports · 2025Article
- [Perioperative management of wounds associated with secondary sternal osteomyelitis and/or mediastinitis after sternotomy and its clinical effects].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2024Observational
- Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2023Article
- [Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2022Article
- Revisiting the relevance of the 3-month safety period in the evaluation of prosthetic valve endocarditis with FDG-PET/CT.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2021Article
- Detection of Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Incremental Attributes of Functional FDG PET/CT over Morphologic Imaging.Current cardiology reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeFDG-PET/CT has the potential to play an important role in the diagnosis of sternal wound infections (SWI). The purpose of this study was to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for SWI in patients following sternotomy.
methodsWe performed a single-center, retrospective analysis of patients who had undergone median sternotomy and FDG-PET/CT imaging. The gold standard consisted of positive bacterial culture and/or the presence of purulent material at surgery. Qualitative patterns of sternal FDG uptake, SUV
resultsA total of 40 subjects were identified with 11 confirmed SWI cases. Consensus interpretation was associated with a sensitivity of 91% and specificity of 97%. Combination of uptake patterns yielded an AUC of 0.96 while use of SUVmax yielded an AUC of 0.82.
conclusionsResults suggest that FDG-PET/CT may be useful for the diagnosis of SWI with optimal diagnostic accuracy achieved by identifying specific patterns of uptake. SUV
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