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18F-FDG-PET scanning demonstrates pathologic activity by the tip of both ICD-leads.
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Duke's criteria for infective endocarditis were not met; transesophageal echography of the heart revealed no vegetations on the cardiac valves or leads of the ICD. 18F-FDG-PET scanning demonstrated pathologic activity by the tip of both ICD-leads and at a right palatal tonsil (Figure 1).