Positron emission tomography (PET): A new tool in the diagnosis of endocarditis

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 332-333

  Millar, B C ^a   Prendergast, B D ^b   Alavi, A ^c   Moore, J E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC PATIENT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; LETTER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 62149083361     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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