Using 18-Fluoro-2-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Detectinq Infectious Endocarditis/Endoarteritis: A Preliminary Report
Resource
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY v.11 n.3 pp.316-321
Journal
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
Journal Volume
v.11
Journal Issue
n.3
Pages
316-321
Date Issued
2004
Date
2004
Author(s)
YEN, RUOH-FANG
CHEN, YEE-CHUN
WU, YEN-WEN
PAN, MEI-HSIU
CHANG, SHAN-CHWEN
Abstract
Rationale and Objectives. We evaluated the effectiveness of positron emission tomography (PET) with 18-fluoro-2- deoxyglucose (FDG) in the detection of infectious endocarditis/endoarteritis. Materials and Methods. For this study, we recruited 6 patients (4 women, 2 men; age range, 35 - 78 years; mean age, 55.8 +/- 16.8 years) who were clinically diagnosed as having infective endocarditis/ endoarteritis by their echocardiographic findings and by Duke criteria. Results. For all 6 patients, we also found increased FDG uptakes in the corresponding areas detected in echocardiography. Conclusion. FDG-PET appears to be a promising tool in diagnosing infective endocarditis/ endoarteritis, and further prospective studies on a large scale to fully exploit the usefulness of FDG-PET for infective endocarditis/endoarteritis are needed.
Subjects
18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose
positron emission tomography
infective endocarditis