Early diagnosis of abscess in aortic bioprosthetic valve by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography

Circulation. 2012 Oct 2;126(14):e217-20. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.102301.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve / microbiology
  • Aortic Valve / pathology*
  • Bioprosthesis* / microbiology
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18