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Standardized uptake values in FDG PET/CT for prosthetic heart valve endocarditis: a call for standardization

BACKGROUND: The significance of and threshold values for the standardized uptake value (SUV) in FDG PET/CT to diagnose prosthetic heart valve (PHV) endocarditis (PVE) are unclear at present. METHODS: A literature search was performed in the PubMed and EMBASE medical databases, comprising the followi...

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Autores principales: Scholtens, Asbjørn M., Swart, Laurens E., Kolste, Henryk J. te, Budde, Ricardo P. J., Lam, Marnix G. E. H., Verberne, Hein J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6280770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28585026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-0932-x