TY - JOUR T1 - Infective endocarditis: Beyond the usual tests JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 559 LP - 567 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18120 VL - 86 IS - 8 AU - Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe AU - Steven R. Jones AU - Thorsten M. Leucker AU - Daniel J. Brotman Y1 - 2019/08/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/8/559.abstract N2 - Infective endocarditis remains a diagnostic challenge. Although echocardiography is still the mainstay imaging test, it misses up to 30% of cases. Newer imaging tests—4-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT), fluorodeoxy glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and leukocyte scintigraphy—are increasingly used as alternative or adjunct tests for select patients. They improve the sensitivity of clinical diagnosis of infective endocarditis when appropriately used, especially in the setting of a prosthetic valve. ER -