Rafeeque A. Bhadelia, MD, Elizabeth Oates, MD

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Early Cardioverter Defibrillator Infection: Value of Indium-111 Leukocyte Imaging Rafeeque A. Bhadelia, MD, Elizabeth Oates, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 63, Issue 1, Pages 236-238 (January 1997) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00692-3

Fig. 1 Composite image created from chest and abdominal radiographs shows implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patches (short, thick arrows), rate-sensing electrodes (long, thin arrow), connecting wires (open arrow), and pulse generator box (arrowhead). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 63, 236-238DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00692-3)

Fig. 2 Indium-111 leukocyte scintigraphy shows intense localization of labeled leukocytes around both defibrillator patches (short, thick arrows), rate-sensing electrodes (long, thin arrow), connecting wires (open arrow), and pulse generator box (arrowhead). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 63, 236-238DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00692-3)