title: Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiovascular Infection.
abstract: Owing to expanding clinical indications, cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are being increasingly used. Despite improved surgical techniques and the use of prophylactic antimicrobial therapy, the rate of CIED-related infection is also increasing. Infection is a potentially serious complication, with clinical manifestations ranging from surgical site infection and local symptoms in the region of the generator pocket to fulminant endocarditis. The utility of radionuclide imaging as a stand-alone noninvasive diagnostic imaging test in patients with suspected endocarditis has been less frequently examined. This article summarizes the recent advances in radionuclide imaging for evaluation of patients with suspected cardiovascular infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Manchester Heart Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Fozia Zahir
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Memmott
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK. Electronic address: parthiban.arumugam@cmft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Parthiban
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arumugam
mesh_terms: D053821:Cardiovascular Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: Cardiovascular infection; Infective endocarditis; Pacemaker infection; Radionuclide imaging; [(18)F] FDG-PET/CT