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

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

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

Biology

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. Clinical and Developmental Immunology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485920

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. Clinical and Developmental Immunology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485920

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. Clinical and Developmental Immunology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485920

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-485920