Patients who complete a standard course of anti-tuberculous treatment (ATT) for pulmonary
tuberculosis and are declared cured according to the current standard of care commonly …

Microbial culture is the gold standard for determining the effectiveness of tuberculosis
treatment. End-of-treatment (EOT) 18F-FDG PET/CT findings are variable among patients …

Materials and Methods Eighty-seven patients (male-to-female ratio, 46: 41) diagnosed with
pulmonary TB and extrapulmonary TB underwent whole-body 18 F-FDG PET/CT for initial …

Objective Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection leads to latent or active tuberculosis (TB).
Increased uptake on 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography/computed …

Background There is a growing interest in the use of F-18 FDG PET-CT to monitor
tuberculosis (TB) treatment response. Tuberculosis lung lesions are often complex and …

Purpose Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with a high global incidence and
substantial disease burden. Monitoring disease activity and evaluating treatment response …

Purpose The aim of this study was to prospectively describe evolution of 18 F-FDG uptake of
extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) throughout the course of TB treatment in HIV patients to …

Background The aim of our study is to describe the FDG-PET/CT findings in patients with
tuberculosis and to correlate them with the patient's prognosis. Methods We retrospectively …

Due to the low yield of AFB smear and culture in extrapulmonary tuberculosis, therapeutic
responses of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis are usually monitored clinically …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential of 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission
tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for early therapeutic intervention in …