Cardiac 18 F-FDG PET/CT procedure for the diagnosis of prosthetic endocarditis and intracardiac devices

Failed endocarditis prophylaxis before a dental procedure in a high‐risk single‐lung patient with a bioprosthetic heart valve: A rare case report

“…New imaging variants, such as a cardiac CT (sensitivity: up to 100%) or 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT (sensitivity: up to 97%), have significantly improved the diagnostics. 15 In the present case, the patient underwent whole‐body imaging with a PET/CT to confirm the diagnosis, but also to exclude other inflammatory processes and septic emboli that could have compromised this single‐lung and heart failure patient. In retrospect, a labeled leukocyte single‐photon emission CT (SPECT) would have been favored since, currently, it seems more appropriate for a suspected cardiovascular inflammation.…”

“…On suspicion, a fast and thorough assessment, including an echocardiography and blood culture, should be performed. New imaging variants, such as a cardiac CT (sensitivity: up to 100%) or 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT (sensitivity: up to 97%), have significantly improved the diagnostics 15 . In the present case, the patient underwent whole‐body imaging with a PET/CT to confirm the diagnosis, but also to exclude other inflammatory processes and septic emboli that could have compromised this single‐lung and heart failure patient.…”