PET Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics, Volume 7-2 (Hardcover)

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 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.

General

Imprint:	WB Saunders
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Clinics: Radiology
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Abass Alavi • Hongming Zhuang
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-13:	978-1-4557-3916-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Nuclear medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Medical imaging > Radiology
LSN:	1-4557-3916-2
Barcode:	9781455739165

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