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. 2022 Jun 10;118(6):1144-1146.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210421. eCollection 2022.

Coxiella Burnetii Endocarditis: Can Positron Emission Tomography be an Alternative to Diagnosis?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marjorie Hayashida Mizuta  1 , Cristhian Espinoza Romero  1 , Santiago Castro Vintimilla  1 , Tatiana de Carvalho Andreucci Torres Leal  1 , Paulo Rogério Soares  1 , Alexandre de Matos Soeiro  1
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Coxiella Burnetii Endocarditis: Can Positron Emission Tomography be an Alternative to Diagnosis?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marjorie Hayashida Mizuta et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. .
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Figures

Figura 1
Figura 1. A) ETT 2D em posição paraesternal longitudinal demonstrando prótese mitral com espessamento dos seus folhetos, aspecto de pannus. B) ETE 2D a 60º demonstrando imagem ovalar aderida à face atrial do folheto posterior. VD: ventrículo direito; VE: ventrículo esquerdo: Ao: aorta; AE: átrio esquerdo.
Figura 2
Figura 2. Imagens geradas por PET, tomografia computadorizada (CT) e fusão. PET demonstrou captação difusa de fluordeoxiglicose em topografia valvar mitral nos planos coronal (A), sagital (B), axial (C), e em 3D (D).
Figure 1
Figure 1. A) 2D TTE in longitudinal parasternal position showing mitral prosthesis with thickened leaflets and pannus aspect. B) 2D TEE at 60º showing an oval shape adhered to the posterior leaflet atrial face. RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle; AO: aorta; LA: left atrium.
Figure 2
Figure 2. PET, computed tomography (CT), and fusion generated images. PET demonstrated diffuse fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in mitral valve topography in the coronal (A), sagittal (B), and axial (C) planes, and in 3D (D).
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