Attenuation correction and metal artifact reduction in FDG PET/CT for prosthetic heart valve and cardiac implantable device endocarditis

J Nucl Cardiol. 2018 Dec;25(6):2172-2173. doi: 10.1007/s12350-017-1176-5. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Authors

Asbjørn M Scholtens¹, Hein J Verberne²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. [email protected].
² Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 29322379
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-1176-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Artifacts
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Metals
Pacemaker, Artificial
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals*

Substances

Metals
Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18