Infection vs inflammation in prosthetic heart valves by [18F]FDG-PET/CT: A practical tutorial for accurate interpretation

Infection vs inflammation in prosthetic heart valves by [¹⁸F]FDG-PET/CT: A practical tutorial for accurate interpretation

J Nucl Cardiol. 2024 Oct 5:102053. doi: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.102053. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.

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Keywords: Infection; Infective endocarditis; Inflammation; Prosthetic heart valves; [(18)F]FDG-PET/CT.