18 F-FDG PET/CT, 67 Ga-citrate and white blood cell (WBC) scintigraphy are molecular
imaging techniques currently used in the diagnostic workup of fever of unknown origin …

Despite the introduction of many novel diagnostic techniques and newer treatment agents,
tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide. With …

Invasive fungal disease (IFD) leads to increased mortality, morbidity, and costs of treatment
in patients with immunosuppressive conditions. The definitive diagnosis of IFD relies on the …

Purpose Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technique that uses
radiotracers to visualize metabolic processes of interest across different organs, to diagnose …

Purpose Patients with fever and inflammation of unknown origin (FUO/IUO) are clinically
challenging due to variable clinical presentations with nonspecific symptoms and many …

A 46-year-old man with end-stage renal disease and renal cell carcinoma underwent 18 F-
FDG PET/CT for initial staging followed by 18 F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT. Unlike 18 F-FDG …

Different insights into the connection between kidney [18F] fluorodesoxyglucose ([18F] FDG)
uptake at positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and renal function …

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in pediatric population could be defined as fever with core
temperature of 38 C or higher, lasting more than a week with negative initial work-up. 1 For …

Introduction Widespread use of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with
human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) infection has changed the prognosis of the disease …

Cardiac and vascular infection is an arising cause of mortality and morbidity in the adult
population. Diagnosis based on culture and anatomic imaging are frequently inconclusive …