18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography combined with computed tomography as a diagnostic tool in native valve endocarditis

Conclusion A negative 18F-FDG-PET/CT result should not be interpreted as an exclusion of NVE. In patients with possible or rejected NVE according to the modified-Duke criteria, 18F-FDG-PET/CT could be used in case of sustained suspicion of NVE owing to its high specificity in case of abnormal FDG uptake at the valve region. 18F-FDG-PET/CT is important for detecting metastatic infection which already warrants the need to perform 18F-FDG-PET/CT in all patients with suspected NVE.
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