PET Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 7-2 - April 17, 2012
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Abass Alavi, Hongming Zhuang
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 3 9 1 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 4 4 2 9 - 9
PET/CT holds great promise for the management of many types of infection and inflammation. This issue discusses many of these uses, starting with arthroplasty-associated infe… Read more
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Request a sales quotePET/CT holds great promise for the management of many types of infection and inflammation. This issue discusses many of these uses, starting with arthroplasty-associated infection. FDG PET/CT also has utility in inflammatory bowel disease. This issue also discusses the utilization of FDG PET and PET/CT in the evaluation of diabetic foot, and in monitoring therapeutic effect in patients without malignancy. PET/CT is reviewed regarding its use in patients with sarcoidosis or IgG4 disease. Also covered is the application of FDG PET/CT in detecting the source of fever of unknown origin. Artherosclerosis and vasculitis can be assessed by PET/CT and FDG PET/CT can also be used in the management of severe infection in patients with malignancies. Finally, the issue discusses the use of PET and PET/CT in the evaluation of osteomyelitis.
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 7-2
- Published: April 17, 2012
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9781455739165
- eBook ISBN: 9781455744299
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Abass Alavi
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAHZ
Hongming Zhuang
Affiliations and expertise
Chief of Division of Nuclear Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA, USA