SPECT/CT helps to diagnose difficult cases of infectious endocarditis. PDF Print
SNM: Of the 131 patients, 97 were found to have uptake indicating infection.The 99mTc-HMPAO-WBC SPECT/CT scan was true-positive in 46 of 51 patients and false negative in 5 of 51 cases (90 percent sensitivity, 94 percent negative predictive value and 100 percent specificity and positive predictor value). In addition, septic embolism was detected in 41 percent of the patients.

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