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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates
Published on: September 5, 2017
[PET/CT for diagnosis of infections]
Søren Hess1, Susanne Haase Vind, Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen
1Nuklearmedicinsk Afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital, 5000 Odense C. hess@dadlnet.dk
Abstract:
Radiolabelled white blood cells are widely used for scintigraphic evaluation of infection. However, this technique is time-consuming and provides rather limited anatomical details. Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluordeoxyglucose is gaining ground in clinical settings and the added value of combined metabolic and anatomical imaging achieved by combining PET with computed tomography (CT) to PET/CT seems particularly promising. We present the current status for the use of PET/CT in selected infectious diseases based on the limited literature available.
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