Imaging of Cardiac Infections: A Comprehensive Review and Investigation Flowchart for Diagnostic Workup.
J Thorac Imaging
; 36(5): W70-W88, 2021 Sep 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1526237
ABSTRACT
Infections of the cardiovascular system may present with nonspecific symptoms, and it is common for patients to undergo multiple investigations to arrive at the diagnosis. Echocardiography is central to the diagnosis of endocarditis and pericarditis. However, cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging also play an additive role in these diagnoses; in fact, magnetic resonance imaging is central to the diagnosis of myocarditis. Functional imaging (fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/CT and radiolabeled white blood cell single-photon emission computed tomography/CT) is useful in the diagnosis in prosthesis-related and disseminated infection. This pictorial review will detail the most commonly encountered cardiovascular bacterial and viral infections, including coronavirus disease-2019, in clinical practice and provide an evidence basis for the selection of each imaging modality in the investigation of native tissues and common prostheses.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Infections
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Thorac Imaging
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RTI.0000000000000552
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