The role of 18FDG PET/CT in the assessment of endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis.
CONCLUSION: Compared with conventional methods, molecular imaging has the advantage to noninvasively and directly trace the inflammatory process, and to early identify the presence and the extent of intra-cardiac and extra-cardiac involvement, to enable quantification of disease activity, guide therapeutic interventions, and monitor treatment success.
PMID: 32321415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Radiopharmaceuticals - Category: Radiology Tags: Curr Radiopharm Source Type: research
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