title: Complete and partly unexpected diagnostic findings at 18F-FDG-PET/CT scanning in patients with suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Departement of Cardiology, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy fchirillo@ulss.tv.it.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chirillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boccaletto
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Piergiorgio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scotton
authors.affiliation: Departement of Cardiology, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Possamai
authors.affiliation: Departement of Cardiology, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Olivari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013156:Splenectomy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D034366:Streptococcus anginosus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18