18F-FDG-Uptake in Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Suspected Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Predictor or Confounder?

18F-FDG-Uptake in Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Suspected Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Predictor or Confounder?

Introduction: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious disease affecting ~0.4% of prosthetic valve recipients per year. 18F-FDG-PET/CT has high sensitivity and specificity for PVE and is included as major criterion for the diagnosis in recent guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology....

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Main Authors: Derk ten Hove, Bhanu Sinha, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans, Anna Gomes, Laurens E. Swart, Wilco Tanis, Ricardo P. J. Budde, Riemer H. J. A. Slart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
FDG (18F-fluorodeoxyglucose)-PET/CT
mediastinal lymph node
retrospective analysis
visual analysis
prosthetic valve endocarditis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.717774/full

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