Diagnostic performance of FDG-PET/CTA in native mitral valve endocarditis

J Nucl Cardiol. 2019 Apr;26(2):681-683. doi: 10.1007/s12350-018-1321-9. Epub 2018 Jun 5.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan. [email protected].
³ Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.

PMID: 29872968
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-018-1321-9

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Computed Tomography Angiography
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve / microbiology
Multimodal Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Streptococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18