The Use of  18F‐FDG‐PET/CT for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases

AWJM Glaudemans, EFJ de Vries… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
FDG‐PET, combined with CT, is nowadays getting more and more relevant for the diagnosis
of several infectious and inflammatory diseases and particularly for therapy monitoring …

18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic imaging in the detection and monitoring of infection and inflammation

H Zhuang, A Alavi - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
During the past decade, 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)
has rapidly evolved from a pure research modality to a clinical necessity. FDG-PET was …

Diagnostic contribution of positron emission tomography with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose for invasive fungal infections

A Hot, C Maunoury, S Poiree… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17: 409–417 Abstract Optimal staging and evaluation of residual
lesions of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are major challenges in the immunocompromised …

Positron emission tomography imaging in nonmalignant thoracic disorders

A Alavi, N Gupta, JL Alberini, M Hickeson… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2002 - Elsevier
The role of the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) technique positron emission tomography (PET) is
well established in the management of patients with lung cancer. Increasingly, it is becoming …

Imaging of large vessel vasculitis with 18FDG PET: illusion or reality? A critical review of the literature data

T Belhocine, D Blockmans, R Hustinx… - European journal of …, 2003 - Springer
Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18 FDG PET) plays a major
role in the management of oncology patients. Owing to the singular properties of the glucose …

FDG-PET/CT of COVID-19 and other lung infections

LS Eibschutz, B Rabiee, S Asadollahi, A Gupta… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
While not conventionally used as the first-line modality,[18 F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
(FDG)-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can identify infection …

PET/CT in nononcological lung diseases: current applications and future perspectives

S Capitanio, AJ Nordin, AR Noraini… - European Respiratory …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) is an
established diagnostic modality that has become an essential imaging tool in oncological …

Potential Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients With Fungal Infections

P Sharma, A Mukherjee, S Karunanithi… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Combined anatomic and functional imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT is slowly
gaining foothold in the management of various infective pathologic abnormalities. However …

Evolving role of positron emission tomography in the management of patients with inflammatory and other benign disorders

G El-Haddad, H Zhuang, N Gupta, A Alavi - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has evolved from a
research imaging modality assessing brain function in physiologic and pathologic states to a …

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Contributes to the Diagnosis and Management of Infections in Patients With Multiple Myeloma: A Study of …

T Mahfouz, MH Miceli, F Saghafifar, S Stroud… - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Correctly identifying infection in cancer patients can be challenging. Limited data
suggest that positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose …