(18)F-FDG PET/CT localized valvular infection in chronic Q fever endocarditis

Shu Xia Wang; Xiao Chun Zhang; Si Yun Wang; Tao Tao Shun; Ya Le He

doi:10.1007/s12350-015-0080-0

(18)F-FDG PET/CT localized valvular infection in chronic Q fever endocarditis

J Nucl Cardiol. 2015 Dec;22(6):1320-2. doi: 10.1007/s12350-015-0080-0. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

Authors

Shu Xia Wang¹, Xiao Chun Zhang², Si Yun Wang², Tao Tao Shun², Ya Le He³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine & Weilun PET Center, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China. wang_shuxia2002@aliyun.com.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine & Weilun PET Center, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China.
³ Department of Ultrasonography, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China.

PMID: 25736175
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-015-0080-0

Abstract

Delayed diagnosis in chronic Q fever endocarditis is fairly common world wide, we present a case where FDG-PET/CT correctly identified the infected valve, showing promise in management.

Keywords: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); chronic Q fever; endocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Q Fever / diagnosis*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18