Engelsk titel: PET/CT for diagnosis of infections
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Författare:
Hess S
;
Vind SH
;
Höilund-Carlsen PF
Email: hess@dadlnet.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 9
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 08101302
Sammanfattning
Radiolabelled white blood cells are widely used for scintigraphic evaluation of infection. However, this technique is time consuming and provides rather limited anatomical details. Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluordeoxyglucose is gaining ground in clinical settings and the added value of combined metabolic and anatomical imaging achieved by combining PET with computed tomography (CT) to PET/CT seems particularly promising. We present the current status for the use of PET/CT in selected infectious diseases based on the limited literature available.