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PET-CT scan depicts uptake in the posterior wall of the aorta due to MAA (arrowed). PET-CT indicates positron emission tomography-computed tomography.
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(A) PET-CT scan 3 weeks after the endovascular repair. High activity areas with the presence of infection (arrowed). (B) PET-CT scan 3 months after the endovascular repair. Improvement with a mild activity area of infection (arrowed). (C) PET-CT scan 6 months after the endovascular repair indicates resolution of infection (arrowed). PET-CT indicates positron emission tomography-computed tomography.
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After 3 weeks of antibiotic treatment, an additional PET-CT scan showed that no fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake was demonstrated in the aorta (Figure 2A). The patient was monitored by PET-CT scans every 6 weeks, which depicted a gradual diminution of inflammatory/infectious process (Figure 2B and C).
CT angiography scan, with no signs of infection. Stent graft is in place with no evidence of endo-leaks. CT indicates computed tomography.
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Neither evidence of an infection nor inflammation was demonstrated by CT angiography a year later (Figure 3).