Cardiac (18)F-FDG PET/CT with heparin detects infective vegetation in a patient with mechanical valve replacement.

• Main Authors: Klaipetch A., Manabe O., Oyama-Manabe N., Chiba S., Naya M., Yamada S., Hirata K., Tsutsui H., Tamaki N.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84876073278&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/42693
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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 me...