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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-02-01
Series:EJNMMI Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-024-00237-1
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