| Cardiac 18F-FDG PET/CT With Heparin Detects Infective Vegetation in a Patient With Mechanical Valve Replacement. | |
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PMID: 23154479 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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ABSTRACT: We report the usefulness of F-FDG PET/CT for the detection and therapy evaluation of the infective vegetation. A 64-year-old man with history of aortic valve replacement presented with 2 months of fever without identifiable cause. Echocardiogram showed no inflammation vegetation or abnormality of mechanical valve function. FDG PET/CT with 50 IU/kg IV heparin revealed focal uptakes near the mechanical aortic valve. After antibiotics therapy, fever was ameliorated, and FDG PET/CT findings showed markedly decreased uptake of the lesions. FDG PET/CT is a powerful tool to detect endocarditis even in patients with no anatomical abnormalities. |
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Alisa Klaipetch; Osamu Manabe; Noriko Oyama-Manabe; Satoru Chiba; Masanao Naya; Shiro Yamada; Kenji Hirata; Hiroyuki Tsutsui; Nagara Tamaki |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical nuclear medicine Volume: 37 ISSN: 1536-0229 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nucl Med Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-11-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7611109 Medline TA: Clin Nucl Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1184-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the *Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; †Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine; and Departments of ‡Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and §Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. |
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