Correlating cardiac F-18 FDG PET/CT results with intra-operative findings in infectious endocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple studies have demonstrated that when incorporated with conventional imaging modalities, cardiac F-18 PET/CT can aid in diagnosis of endocarditis and improve the sensitivity of the Duke Criteria. These studies used as their gold standard the opinion of an endocarditis team and were characterized by low percentages of patients who underwent surgery. We reviewed 4 years of surgically managed IE cases where F-18 cardiac PET/CT was used to aid diagnosis.

Methods

Between July 2014 and December 2018, we retrospectively reviewed 68 surgically managed endocarditis cases to identify patients who underwent pre-operative PET scans.

Results

Fourteen patients were identified who underwent F-18 cardiac PET/CT prior to surgical intervention. Nine cases were classif

SUBMITTER: El-Dalati S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7054131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature