MCQ : Guidelines-03
PET/FDG use in patients with suspected endocarditis is:
A) A First line test to establish the diagnosis after obtaining blood cultures
B) Not recommended given the at the Duke criteria and echocardiography are sufficient
C) An adjunct diagnostic imaging in patients in patients with possible endocarditis by modified Duke criteria
D) A test to be used in patients with prosthetic endocarditis only
Right answer is: C) An adjunct diagnostic imaging in patients in patients with possible endocarditis by modified Duke criteria.
ACC/AHA valve guidelines 2020.