Key result
FDG-PET successfully identified an extensive periannular abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis after conventional TTE/TOE failed to detect the infection.
Why the study?
Echocardiography is central to diagnosing infective endocarditis, but additional imaging techniques are emerging as guidelines grapple with defining the optimal imaging approach for complicated cases.
Does FDG-PET improve the detection of periannular abscesses compared to TTE/TOE in patients with complicated infective endocarditis?
Population
A 69-year-old man with Streptococcus sanguinis bacteraemia, bicuspid aortic valve, and new-onset heart block
Design
Case report
Authors
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FDG-PET may detect abscesses missed by echocardiography in IE; hypothesis-generating for its role in diagnostic algorithms.
Case Report (n=1)
Does FDG-PET improve the detection of periannular abscesses compared to TTE/TOE in patients with complicated infective endocarditis?
FDG-PET can be crucial for detecting extensive periannular abscesses in complicated infective endocarditis when conventional echocardiography is negative but clinical suspicion remains high.
Zogg et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis (n=1). 18F-flurodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) vs. Transthoracic/transoesophageal echocardiography (TTE/TOE) was evaluated on Detection of periannular abscess. FDG-PET successfully identified an extensive periannular abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis after conventional TTE/TOE failed to detect the infection.
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