Visualization of epicardial lead infection using ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT imaging

J Arrhythm. 2021 Feb 13;37(2):458-459. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12515. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine Yamagata Japan.
² Second Department of Surgery Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine Yamagata Japan.

Abstract

¹⁸ F-FDG-PET/CT is promising tool to visualize not only transvenous lead infection but also epicardial lead infection.

Keywords: 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT; epicardial lead infection.

© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Arrhythmia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society.