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Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Suspected Left-Sided Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis According to Cardiac FDG-PET CT Results
Abstract Background Despite advances in echocardiography, the definitive diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) remains difficult. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (chemical name 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluro-D-glucose) positron emission tomography (PET) shows promise with improved sensitivity. Our study explored the effects of...
Juan Caceres, Mark D. Edwards, Sarah Kurz et al.
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