title: Confounders in FDG-PET/CT Imaging of Suspected Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Electronic address: a.scholtens@meandermc.nl.
authors.forename: Asbjørn Mathias
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scholtens
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Laurens E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Swart
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hein Jan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Verberne
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, HagaZiekenhuis, the Hague, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wilco
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tanis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marnix G E H
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ricardo P J
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Budde
mesh_terms: D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: computed tomography; endocarditis; fluorodeoxyglucose F18; heart valve prosthesis; positron emission tomography