Evaluating the Characteristics of the Totally Implantable Venous Access Device in Cancer Patients Using Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/CT in the Absence of Suspected Catheter-Related Infections
Increased FDG accumulation associated with the TIVAD is not uncommon. A small thrombus with some reactive processes at the vein penetration site may be responsible for the increased accumulation.
Authors
- Kunihiro Yoshioka
- Tomohiro Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9961-6187)
- Kenichi Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6977-8289)
- Hamano Makoto
Institutions
- Iwate Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.78621
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00