title: Utility of multimodality imaging in suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. shorgan@live.ie.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Horgan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology) and Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Alfonso H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veeranna
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirshenbaum
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dorbala
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. mdicarli@partners.org.
authors.forename: Marcelo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Di Carli
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18