18 F-FDG-PET/CT Imaging to Diagnose Septic Emboli and Mycotic Aneurysms in Patients with Endocarditis and Cardiac Device Infections

Nidaa Mikail,Khadija Benali,Besma Mahida,Jonathan Vigne,Fabien Hyafil,François Rouzet,Dominique Le Guludec

18 F-FDG-PET/CT Imaging to Diagnose Septic Emboli and Mycotic Aneurysms in Patients with Endocarditis and Cardiac Device Infections

2018

Nidaa Mikail
Khadija Benali
Besma Mahida
Jonathan Vigne
Fabien Hyafil
François Rouzet
Dominique Le Guludec

Purpose of review This review analyzes recent studies evaluating the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of peripheral emboli and secondary infectious foci in patients with infective endocarditis and cardiac device infections.

Keywords:

Infective endocarditis
Internal medicine
Radiology
Cardiology
PET-CT
Endocarditis
Medicine
fdg pet ct
cardiac device
Multimodal therapy
in patient

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