CT angiography and ¹⁸F-FDG-PET fusion imaging for prosthetic heart valve endocarditis

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Sep;6(9):1008-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.07.004.

Authors

Wilco Tanis¹, Asbjørn Scholtens, Jesse Habets, Renee B A van den Brink, Lex A van Herwerden, Steven A J Chamuleau, Ricardo P J Budde

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: w.tanis-2@umcutrecht.nl.

PMID: 24029372
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.07.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Angiography / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Endocarditis / diagnosis*
Endocarditis / etiology
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18