PET Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics

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.

Product details

• Authors: Abass Alavi, Hongming Zhuang, Zhuang Hongming
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2012
• EAN: 9781455739165
• ISBN: 978-1-4557-3916-5
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 254 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 389 g
• Series: The Clinics: Radiology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Radiology, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, nuclear medicine, Medical imaging: radiology