Diagnostic Performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Native Valve Endocarditis: Systematic Review and Bivariate Meta-Analysis.

Christel-Hermann KamaniGilles AllenbachMario JreigeAnna G PavonMarie MeyerNathalie TestartMaria FirsovaVictor Fernandes VieiraSarah BoughdadMarie Nicod LalondeNiklaus SchaeferBenoit GueryPierre MonneyJohn O Prior Giorgio Treglia

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)

In our systematic review and meta-analysis, 18F-FDG PET/CT yielded a poor pooled sensitivity with an otherwise excellent pooled specificity for the diagnosis of NVE; however, several factors may increase the sensitivity without affecting the specificity and these factors should be better evaluated in future studies.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
case control
aortic valve
mitral valve
randomized controlled trial
current status
left ventricular
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
study protocol
placebo controlled