Assessing cardiovascular infection and inflammation with FDG-PET.
Patrick Martineau, Jean‐Pierre Grégoire, François Harel, Matthieu Pelletier‐Galarneau
Abstract
FDG-PET has been shown to be a useful imaging modality for the assessment of cardiovascular infection and inflammatory pathologies. However, interpretation of these studies can be challenging in light of the variability of physiological myocardial uptake and, occasionally, interpreter's lack of familiarity with the typical findings present in cardiac pathologies. In this article, we review established and emerging applications for cardiovascular infection and inflammation imaging with FDG-PET and present typical examples of representative pathologies.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineInflammationPositron emission tomographyPet imagingModality (human–computer interaction)Cardiac imagingCardiac PETPathologyRadiologyBioinformaticsInternal medicineComputer scienceHuman–computer interactionBiologyInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementSarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis