Molecular imaging of tuberculosis

IO Lawal, S Abubakar, AO Ankrah… - Seminars in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Updates on 18F-FDG-PET/CT as a clinical tool for tuberculosis evaluation and therapeutic monitoring

WY Yu, PX Lu, M Assadi, XL Huang… - … Imaging in Medicine …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tuberculosis (TB) is currently the world's leading cause of infectious mortality. The complex
immune response of the human body to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) results in a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis: role of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging with potential impact of neutrophil-specific tracers

S More, MJ Marakalala, M Sathekge - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With Tuberculosis (TB) affecting millions of people worldwide, novel imaging modalities and
tools, particularly nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, have grown with greater interest …

[HTML][HTML] PET/CT imaging of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

AO Ankrah, TS van der Werf, EFJ de Vries… - Clinical and …, 2016 - Springer
Tuberculosis has a high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Mtb) has a complex pathophysiology; it is an aerobic bacillus capable of surviving in …

Nuclear imaging: a powerful novel approach for tuberculosis

DH Johnson, LE Via, P Kim, D Laddy, CY Lau… - Nuclear medicine and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nearly 20 years after the World Health Organization declared tuberculosis (TB) a global
public health emergency, TB still remains a major global threat with 8.6 million new cases …

Advances in imaging of tuberculosis: the role of: 18: F-FDG PET and PET/CT

M Vorster, MM Sathekge, J Bomanji - Current opinion in …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Advances in imaging of tuberculosis: the role of: 18: F-FDG... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Advances in imaging of tuberculosis: the role of: 18: F-FDG PET and PET/CT …

[HTML][HTML] Towards more accurate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) imaging in active and latent tuberculosis

D Priftakis, S Riaz, A Zumla, J Bomanji - International Journal of Infectious …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although the disease is
curable and preventable, it is underdiagnosed in many parts of the world. Positron emission …

Noninvasive Pulmonary [18F]-2-Fluoro-Deoxy-d-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography Correlates with Bactericidal Activity of Tuberculosis Drug Treatment

SL Davis, EL Nuermberger, PK Um… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tools for monitoring response to tuberculosis (TB) treatment are time-consuming and
resource intensive. Noninvasive biomarkers have the potential to accelerate TB drug …

Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and treatment management of tuberculosis

J GW Kosterink - Current pharmaceutical design, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Early diagnosis of TB is essential for community health and infection control, as well as for
starting appropriate therapy for patients. Early detection of MDR is essential for the same …

Sequential 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) scan findings in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis during the course of …

J Bomanji, R Sharma, BR Mittal, S Gambhir… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Initial studies of tuberculosis (TB) in macaques and humans using 18 F-FDG
positron emission tomography (PET) imaging as a research tool suggest its usefulness in …