title: Diagnosis of peri-valvular abscess by FDG PET/CT imaging in a Bentall aortic root.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, J4-133, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. pr.vargo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Vargo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Varian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Vidyasagar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalahasti
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Wael A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Jaber
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18