Krznaric E, Nevelsteen A, van Hoe L, de Roo M, Schiepers C, Verbruggen A, Mortelmans L
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.
Nucl Med Commun. 1994 Dec;15(12):953-60. doi: 10.1097/00006231-199412000-00006.
Prosthetic vascular graft infection is a relatively uncommon complication of peripheral vascular surgery. We retrospectively analysed technetium-99m-d,l-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO) labelled leukocyte scans of 21 patients with a suspected vascular graft infection. Operative findings, bacteriological cultures, radiological findings or clinical follow-up were used to confirm the diagnosis. We found eight true-positive and six true-negative cases. There were no false-positive scintigraphic diagnoses. The false-negative rate was 33% (n = 7). Our results show a sensitivity of 53%, a specificity of 100% and an accuracy of 66%. The conclusion is that a negative 99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO-labelled leukocyte scan is of limited value in ruling out a vascular graft infection. A combination of computed tomography (CT-scan) and a 99Tcm-d,l-HMPAO-labelled leukocyte scan is probably the most efficient way of diagnosing a vascular graft infection.
人工血管移植物感染是周围血管手术相对少见的并发症。我们回顾性分析了21例疑似血管移植物感染患者的锝-99m - d,l-六甲基丙烯胺肟(99Tcm - d,l-HMPAO)标记白细胞扫描结果。通过手术所见、细菌培养、影像学检查结果或临床随访来确诊。我们发现8例假阳性和6例假阴性病例。没有假阳性的闪烁显像诊断。假阴性率为33%(n = 7)。我们的结果显示敏感性为53%,特异性为100%,准确性为66%。结论是,99Tcm - d,l-HMPAO标记白细胞扫描结果为阴性在排除血管移植物感染方面价值有限。计算机断层扫描(CT扫描)和99Tcm - d,l-HMPAO标记白细胞扫描相结合可能是诊断血管移植物感染最有效的方法。