title: FDG PET/CT imaging for LVAD associated infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Jongho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Erika D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Feller
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Wengen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: vdilsizian@umm.edu.
authors.forename: Vasken
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dilsizian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: PET/CT; cardiac device infection; fluorodeoxyglucose; heart failure; left ventricular assist device