Abstract Introduction 18F-FDG-PET/CT is recommended to improve the diagnosis of
prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVIE) and is a major criterion in the ESC-2015 …

Objective To assess increased sacroiliac joint (SIJ) uptake on 18F-NaF PET/CT according to
a qualitative and quantitative approach and to compare with MRI SIJ assessments for …

Fibrosis is a pathological process that occurs due to chronic inflammation, leading to the
proliferation of fibroblasts and the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). The …

Benign granulomatous processes such as fungal infection may mimic metastatic lung cancer
on FDG PET/CT. We found that these processes often have draining lymph node (s) with …

Purpose Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be imaged with positron emission
tomography (PET), but existing PET radiopharmaceuticals have limited diagnostic accuracy …

Purpose Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon that affects an
increasing number of patients. High comorbidity is observed between UC and other …

Psoriasis is associated with a higher risk of liver diseases. We investigated the impact of
hepatic steatosis (European cohort) and hepatic inflammation (United States cohort) on …

Background In the present study, we sought to evaluate the feasibility of targeting vascular
adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) by positron emission tomography (PET) for the longitudinal …

Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is a global health concern, and early detection is crucial for
effective intervention. This case report presents a 31-year-old male patient with multiple …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes both Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis,
is a relapsing inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Long-term chronic …