{"title":"[18F]FDG PET/CT in cardiovascular infections: a practical approach.","authors":"Hanan Zahed, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau, Gad Abikhzer","doi":"10.23736/S1824-4785.25.03616-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiovascular infections have a high mortality rate requiring prompt diagnosis and timely management. [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([<sup>18</sup>F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has emerged as a valuable diagnostic imaging modality for various cardiovascular infections, including infective endocarditis (IE) and cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections, particularly when the diagnosis remains challenging. In this article, we provide an overview of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of IE and CIED-related infections, the indications for <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT and its incremental role in establishing diagnosis as well as illustrate a variety of clinical cases and discuss interpretation criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":49135,"journal":{"name":"the Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","volume":"69 1","pages":"48-60"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"the Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1824-4785.25.03616-7","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cardiovascular infections have a high mortality rate requiring prompt diagnosis and timely management. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has emerged as a valuable diagnostic imaging modality for various cardiovascular infections, including infective endocarditis (IE) and cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections, particularly when the diagnosis remains challenging. In this article, we provide an overview of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of IE and CIED-related infections, the indications for 18F-FDG-PET/CT and its incremental role in establishing diagnosis as well as illustrate a variety of clinical cases and discuss interpretation criteria.
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The Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging publishes scientific papers on clinical and experimental topics of nuclear medicine. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles and special articles. The journal aims to provide its readers with papers of the highest quality and impact through a process of careful peer review and editorial work.
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