Growing applications of FDG PET-CT imaging in non-oncologic conditions
As the number of clinical applications of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose （FDG） positron emission tomography/computed tomography （PET-CT） grows, familiarity with the conditions that can be diagnosed by this modality and when relevant pieces of additional information can be obtained becomes i...
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| Published in: | Journal of biomedical research Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 189 - 202 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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China
Editorial Department of Journal of Biomedical Research
01-01-2015
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| Summary: | As the number of clinical applications of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose （FDG） positron emission tomography/computed tomography （PET-CT） grows, familiarity with the conditions that can be diagnosed by this modality and when relevant pieces of additional information can be obtained becomes increasingly important for both requesting physicians and nuclear medicine physicians or radiologists who interpret the findings. Apart from its heavy use in clinical oncology, FDG PET-CT is widely used in a variety of non-oncologic con- ditions interconnecting to such disciplines as general internal medicine, infectious diseases, cardiology, neurology, surgery, traumatology, orthopedics, pediatrics, endocrinology, rheumatology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. The aim of this review was to summarize the current evidence of FDG PET-CT applications in evaluating non-oncologic pathologies and the relevant information it can add to achieve a final diagnosis. |
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| Bibliography: | 32-1810/R 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose （FDG）, positron emission tomography （PET）, computed tomography （CT）, non-oncologic, inflammation, infection As the number of clinical applications of 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose （FDG） positron emission tomography/computed tomography （PET-CT） grows, familiarity with the conditions that can be diagnosed by this modality and when relevant pieces of additional information can be obtained becomes increasingly important for both requesting physicians and nuclear medicine physicians or radiologists who interpret the findings. Apart from its heavy use in clinical oncology, FDG PET-CT is widely used in a variety of non-oncologic con- ditions interconnecting to such disciplines as general internal medicine, infectious diseases, cardiology, neurology, surgery, traumatology, orthopedics, pediatrics, endocrinology, rheumatology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. The aim of this review was to summarize the current evidence of FDG PET-CT applications in evaluating non-oncologic pathologies and the relevant information it can add to achieve a final diagnosis. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 CLC number: R445.3, Document code: A The authors reported no conflict of interests. |
| ISSN: | 1674-8301 |
| DOI: | 10.7555/JBR.29.20140081 |