The study hypothesis is that F-18-FDG PET/CT and microcalorimetry might have a diagnostic value in the detection of permanent central venous catheters (PCVC) infection when conventional means of PCVC infection detection are non-conclusive.
Permanent central venous catheters are frequently infected and therefore need surgical removal. When a clear diagnostic for infection cannot be defined, catheter removal might be at risk for the patient, for the therapeutic follow-up and in terms of costs. PET/CT and microcalorimetry might help giving conclusive diagnostic of catheter infection.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
11
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Nuclear Medicine
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Diagnostic value (sensitivity and sensibility, positive/negative predictive value) of F-18-FDG PET/CT imaging in the detection of CVCP infection
To determine the clinical use of PET/CT in the detection of catheter infection by comparing PET/CT imaging results to standard means of catheter infection detection (i.e. clinical signs and hemoculture \[positive or negative\])
Time frame: 6 months
Diagnostic value (sensitivity and sensibility, positive/negative predictive value) of microcalorimetry in the detection of CVCP infection
To determine the clinical use of microcalorimetry in the detection of catheter infection by comparing microcalorimetry results to standard means of catheter infection detection (i.e. clinical signs and hemoculture \[positive or negative\])
Time frame: 6 months
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