Visualization of pericarditis by fluorodeoxyglucose PET

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Mar;15(3):291. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jet179. Epub 2013 Oct 10.

Authors

Soile Pauliina Salomäki¹, Ulla Hohenthal, Jukka Kemppainen, Laura Pirilä, Antti Saraste

Affiliation

¹ Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.

PMID: 24114575
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet179

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Humans
Middle Aged
Pericarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Pericarditis / drug therapy
Pericarditis / etiology
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Ultrasonography

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18