Diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET/cardiac CT in late prosthetic aortic endocarditis with periprosthetic abscess
Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2017 Jan-Feb;36(1):59-60.
doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2016.06.007.
Epub 2016 Aug 1.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: saguade@vhebron.net.
- 2 Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
- 3 Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
- 4 Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
No abstract available
MeSH terms
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Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
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Abscess / drug therapy
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Abscess / surgery
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
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Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
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Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Device Removal
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
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Fluorine Radioisotopes
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
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Humans
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Male
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging*
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Reoperation
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging*
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections / surgery
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Streptococcus gallolyticus*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Fluorine Radioisotopes
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Fluorine-18