Gallium-67 citrate accumulation in a mycotic popliteal artery aneurysm

Clin Nucl Med. 1988 Aug;13(8):571-3. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198808000-00004.

Abstract

A 31-year-old man with bacterial endocarditis developed a mycotic popliteal aneurysm which presented clinically like an acute osteomyelitis. Bone and Ga-67 scanning played a major role in disclosing this unsuspected lesion. Various isotopic techniques proposed for the detection of mycotic aneurysm are reviewed. The potential usefulness of Ga-67 imaging in patients at risk of developing such lesions is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Infected / complications
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging*
  • Citrates
  • Citric Acid
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
  • Popliteal Artery*
  • Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

  • Citrates
  • Citric Acid