Hypermetabolism of the spleen or bone marrow is an additional albeit indirect sign of infective endocarditis at FDG-PET.

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Date publication

février 2020

Journal

Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MARIE Pierre-Yves

Tous les auteurs :
Boursier C, Duval X, Mahida B, Hoen B, Goehringer F, Selton-Suty C, Chevalier E, Roch V, Lamiral Z, Bourdon A, Piriou N, Pallardy A, Morel O, Rouzet F, Marie PY,

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32043240

Résumé

This study aimed at determining the diagnostic implications of indirect signs of infection at FDG-PET-i.e., hypermetabolisms of the spleen and/or bone marrow (HSBM)-when documented in patients with known or suspected infective endocarditis (IE).