Open AccessConfounders in FDG-PET/CT Imaging of Suspected Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Asbjørn M. Scholtens,
Laurens E. Swart,
Hein J. Verberne,
Wilco Tanis,
Marnix G. E. H. Lam,
Ricardo P.J. Budde
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.01.024
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , confounding , positron emission tomography , radiology , pet imaging , nuclear medicine
Recently, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with low-dose computed tomography for attenuation correction and anatomical correlation (18F-FDG-PET/CT) has seen increasing use to help diagnose prosthetic heart valve (PHV) endocarditis. Based on the available evidence, 18F-FDG-PET/CT
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