(18)F-FDG PET/CT localized valvular infection in chronic Q fever endocarditis.
Delayed diagnosis in chronic Q fever endocarditis is fairly common world wide, we present a case where FDG-PET/CT correctly identified the infected valve, showing promise in management.
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Weilun PET Center, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China. wang_shuxia2002@aliyun.com.
Shu Xia
SX
Wang
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Weilun PET Center, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao Chun
XC
Zhang
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Weilun PET Center, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China.
Si Yun
SY
Wang
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Weilun PET Center, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China.
Tao Tao
TT
Shun
Department of Ultrasonography, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China.
Ya Le
YL
He
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); chronic Q fever; endocarditis