The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical value of PET/CT with 18F-FDG for therapy
control in patients with prosthetic vascular graft infections (PVGIs). Methods: In this single …

Objective: Detection/localization of infection and inflammation is important for the initiation of
correct treatment as well as its maintenance. Nuclear medicine imaging methods play an …

Vascular prosthetic graft infection (VPGI) is a severe complication after vascular surgery. CT‐
scan is considered the diagnostic tool of choice in advanced VPGI. The incidence of a false …

In the present study, patient exposures Evaluations herein concern patient exposures
(positron and gamma-rays) that result from fluoro-D-g1ucose PET and CT were investigated …

Background Hepatic steatosis is the most common chronic hepatic disease. Imaging
diagnosis of hepatic steatosis has been evaluated as an alternative to invasive histological …

Correct staging is the most crucial for the treatment outcome in cancer management.
Molecular imaging with 18 F-fluoroestradiol (FES) positron emission tomography-computed …

Aim Medical imaging by using FDG-PET/CT (PET-CT) can detect, confirm or eliminate with
high sensitivity areas of suspected infections in case of persistent fever of unknown origin in …

Positron emission tomography (PET) with fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) can be
applied to detect infection and inflammation. However, it was so far not known to what extent …

A large number of systemically administered drugs have the potential to cause drug-induced
interstitial lung disease (DIILD). We aim to characterize a model of DIILD in the rat and …

Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the predictive value of C-reactive
protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) to a positive fluorine-18 …