title: 18F-FDG-PET/CTA of Prosthetic Cardiac Valves and Valve-Tube Grafts: Infective Versus Inflammatory Patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: nachi_pizzi@yahoo.com.ar.
authors.forename: María N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pizzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Hug
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cuéllar-Calabria
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández-Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferreira-González
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: María T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: González-Alujas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Igual-Barceló
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia-Dorado
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Benito
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Almirante
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castell-Conesa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escobar Amores
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tornos
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguadé-Bruix
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D059905:Endocarditis, Non-Infective / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: 18F-FDG-PET/CT; cardiac tomography; infective endocarditis