The Use of 18F-FDG-PETCT for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases
Joint Authors
Galli, Filippo
Slart, Riemer H. J. A.
Glaudemans, Andor W. J. M.
Signore, Alberto
de Vries, Erik F. J.
Dierckx, Rudi A. J. O.
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
FDG-PET, combined with CT, is nowadays getting more and more relevant for the diagnosis of several infectious and inflammatory diseases and particularly for therapy monitoring.
Thus, this paper gives special attention to the role of FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of infectious and inflammatory diseases.
Enough evidence in the literature already exists about the usefulness of FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis, management, and followup of patients with sarcoidosis, spondylodiscitis, and vasculitis.
For other diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune pancreatitis, and fungal infections, hard evidence is lacking, but studies also point out that FDG-PET/CT could be useful.
It is of invaluable importance to have large prospective multicenter studies in this field to provide clear answers, not only for the status of nuclear medicine in general but also to reduce high costs of treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Glaudemans, Andor W. J. M.& de Vries, Erik F. J.& Galli, Filippo& Dierckx, Rudi A. J. O.& Slart, Riemer H. J. A.& Signore, Alberto. 2013. The Use of 18F-FDG-PETCT for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Glaudemans, Andor W. J. M.…[et al.]. The Use of 18F-FDG-PETCT for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases. Journal of Immunology Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Glaudemans, Andor W. J. M.& de Vries, Erik F. J.& Galli, Filippo& Dierckx, Rudi A. J. O.& Slart, Riemer H. J. A.& Signore, Alberto. The Use of 18F-FDG-PETCT for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases. Journal of Immunology Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1006825
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1006825