TY - JOUR
T1 - Infective endocarditis
T2 - Beyond the usual tests
AU - Mgbojikwe, Nkemdilim
AU - Jones, Steven R.
AU - Leucker, Thorsten M.
AU - Brotman, Daniel J.
PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - Infective endocarditis remains a diagnostic challenge. Although echocardiography is still the mainstay imaging test, it misses up to 30% of cases. Newer imaging tests-4-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT), fl uorodeoxy glucose positron emission tomography (FDGPET), and leukocyte scintigraphy-are increasingly used as alternative or adjunct tests for select patients. They improve the sensitivity of clinical diagnosis of infective endocarditis when appropriately used, especially in the setting of a prosthetic valve.
AB - Infective endocarditis remains a diagnostic challenge. Although echocardiography is still the mainstay imaging test, it misses up to 30% of cases. Newer imaging tests-4-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT), fl uorodeoxy glucose positron emission tomography (FDGPET), and leukocyte scintigraphy-are increasingly used as alternative or adjunct tests for select patients. They improve the sensitivity of clinical diagnosis of infective endocarditis when appropriately used, especially in the setting of a prosthetic valve.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18120
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18120
M3 - Article
C2 - 31385793
AN - SCOPUS:85071191164
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 86
SP - 559
EP - 567
JO - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
IS - 8
ER -