FDG PET/CT in prosthetic heart valve endocarditis: There is no need to wait

J Nucl Cardiol. 2017 Oct;24(5):1540-1541. doi: 10.1007/s12350-017-0938-4. Epub 2017 May 30.

Authors

A M Scholtens¹, R P J Budde², M G E H Lam³, H J Verberne⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. [email protected].
² Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 28560560
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0938-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Radiopharmaceuticals*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18