Comprehensive meta-analysis on [18F] FDG PET/CT and radiolabelled leukocyte SPECT–SPECT/CT imaging in infectious endocarditis and cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections

Clinical and Translational Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 3-18

  Cantoni, Valeria ^a   Sollini, Martina ^b   Green, Roberta ^a   Berchiolli, Raffaella ^c   Lazzeri, Elena ^c   Mannarino, Teresa ^a   Acampa, Wanda ^a,d   Erba, Paola Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac infection; Positron emission tomography; Radiolabeled leukocyte; Single Photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEUKOCYTE; META ANALYSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 85042677731     PISSN: 22815872     EISSN: 22817565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40336-018-0265-z     Document Type: Review

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