Early cardioverter defibrillator infection: value of indium-111 leukocyte imaging.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In the early postoperative period, it may be difficult to diagnose an infected implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system using anatomic imaging modalities such as computed tomography alone. We describe a case that illustrates the complementary physiologic role of indium-111-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in identifying and defining the extent of early postoperative implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection.
Medical subject headings
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Indium Radioisotopes
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Surgical Wound Infection