A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Domenico Albano, Francesco Bertagna, Raffaele Giubbini
Domenico Albano, Francesco Bertagna, Raffaele Giubbini
18-fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) and singlephoton emission computed tomography (SPECT) using radiolabeled white blood cells (WBC) are non-invasive techniques widely used in the diagnosis of infections, like endocarditis. The aim of our paper was to provide a systematic review of the published data on the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT and SPECT in infective endocarditis (IE). A comprehensive literature search of the PubMed/ MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase and Cochrane library databases was conducted to find relevant published articles about […]
Keywords: Endocarditis,Infectious/ diagnostic imaging; Positron Emission Tomography Computed/methods; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/ methods; Radiommunodetect/ methods; Leukocytes