Infected Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta Demonstrated on Gallium-67 Scintigraphy
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Received 11/22/2007; revised 1/14/2008; accepted 1/16/2008. For correspondence and reprints contact: Cheng-Pei Chang, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital. 201 Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan. Tel: (886)2-28757301, Fax: (886)2-28715849, E-mail: [email protected] Infected aneurysm is defined as a lesion of the arterial wall due to bacterial contamination. The authors show a distinctive scintigraphic appearance of infected aneurysm. A 76-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of fever and back pain. Ga scan showed abnormal concentration in the region corresponding to the anatomical location of the abdominal aor ta. Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the mid abdomen revealed an infra-renal aortic aneurysm.
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