Clinical ResearchCardiac Imaging in EndocarditisPositron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Increased Valvular 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake as a Novel Major Criterion
Cardiac Imaging in Endocarditis
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Key Words
cardiac imaging
diagnosis
endocarditis
positron emission tomography
prosthetic valve
Abbreviations and Acronyms
CI
confidence interval
CRP
C-reactive protein
CT
computed tomography
FDG
fluorodeoxyglucose
IQR
interquartile range
PET
positron emission tomography
PVE
prosthetic valve endocarditis
SUVmax
maximal standardized uptake value
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
TTE
transthoracic echocardiography
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