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Review
. 2019 Apr;14(2):251-269.
doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2018.12.006. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

PET/Computed Tomography Evaluation of Infection of the Heart

Beverley Cherie Millar  1 , Raphael Abegão de Camargo  2 , Abass Alavi  3 , John Edmund Moore  4
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PET/Computed Tomography Evaluation of Infection of the Heart

Beverley Cherie Millar et al. PET Clin. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

The 2015 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis included 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) in the diagnostic work-up of prosthetic valve endocarditis. This article examines the literature from the last 3 years to highlight the additional role 18F-FDG-PET/CT can contribute to an accurate diagnosis of cardiac infections and associated infectious complications. The challenges and pitfalls associated with 18F-FDG-PET/CT in such clinical settings must be recognized and these are discussed along with the suggested protocols that may be incorporated in an attempt to address these issues.

Keywords: Cardiac device; Endocarditis; Graft infection; Infection; Left ventricular assist device; PET; Pacemaker.

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