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Functional imaging of infection: conventional nuclear medicine agents and the expanding role of ^18-F-FDG PET

Author: Marguerite T. Parisi

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 7/2011

Abstract

A growing body of literature suggests that 18-fluorine fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET), particularly when combined with CT, is a useful tool for the detection of infectious and inflammatory disease processes. This article will briefly review the data to date on the use of FDG PET in diagnosing musculoskeletal infections and fever of unknown origin, comparing it to conventional scintigraphic techniques in both adults and, when available, in children.

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Title: Functional imaging of infection: conventional nuclear medicine agents and the expanding role of 18-F-FDG PET
Author: Marguerite T. Parisi
Publication date: 01-07-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2013-7

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