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FIGURE 3. (A) Transverse 18F-FDGWBC PET and (B) fused transverse 18F-FDGWBC PET/CT in 84-y-old man admitted for fever and weight loss with history of biologic aortic valve replacement 5 y earlier, followed 2 y later by bacterial endocarditis. 18F-FDGWBC PET/CT reveals intense focal accumulation of leukocytes in aortic valve. Final diagnosis was bacterial endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis.
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