Suspect infection of cardio-vascular native and artificial tissue: if endocarditis is detected at FDG PET

Key Points

• To investigate the role of FDG PET in detecting endocarditis in both native and artificial cardiovascular tissues.
• Conducted imaging with FDG PET for suspected endocarditis cases.
• Analyzed infections in both native and artificial cardiovascular tissues.
• Compared diagnostic outcomes between native and artificial tissues.
• FDG PET identified endocarditis in a significant number of cases.
• Higher detection rates observed in artificial tissue compared to native tissue.
• Findings suggest FDG PET is a valuable tool for diagnosing cardiovascular infections.