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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2023; 15(8): 241-249
Published online Aug 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i8.241
Published online Aug 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i8.241
Appearance of aseptic vascular grafts after endovascular aortic repair on [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Paige Bennett, Department of Radiology, LIJMC Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, United States
Paige Bennett, Maria Bernadette Tomas, Kenneth J Nichols, Christopher J Palestro, Department of Radiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, United States
Christopher F Koch, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, United States
Author contributions: Bennett P and Nichols KJ wrote the manuscript; Palestro C, Nichols KJ, and Tomas MB designed the research study; Tomas MB performed image analysis and chart review; Koch CF performed chart review; Nichols KJ, Tomas MB and Palestro C analyzed the data; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: Our Institutional Review Board approved this retrospective study. All data were handled in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Informed consent statement: The requirement to obtain informed consent was waived.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The original anonymous dataset is available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author at pbennett1@northwell.edu .
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Corresponding author: Paige Bennett, MD, Professor, Department of Radiology, LIJMC Northwell Health, Rm C204, 27005 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, United States. pbennett1@northwell.edu
Received: March 28, 2023
Peer-review started: March 28, 2023
First decision: June 1, 2023
Revised: June 15, 2023
Accepted: July 27, 2023
Article in press: July 27, 2023
Published online: August 28, 2023
Processing time: 148 Days and 13.3 Hours
Peer-review started: March 28, 2023
First decision: June 1, 2023
Revised: June 15, 2023
Accepted: July 27, 2023
Article in press: July 27, 2023
Published online: August 28, 2023
Processing time: 148 Days and 13.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In patients post endovascular aortic repair who undergo [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, aseptic vascular grafts show maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) within 10%-20% of background ascending aorta SUVmax values. Older aseptic vascular grafts can show up to 30% higher uptake vs background compared with younger aseptic vascular grafts. The visual uptake pattern of diffuse, homogeneous uptake less than liver was seen in 98% of aseptic vascular grafts, making this pattern particularly reassuring for clinicians.