title: [PET/CT for diagnosis of infections].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nuklearmedicinsk Afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital, 5000 Odense C. hess@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: Susanne Haase
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Vind
authors.forename: Poul Flemming
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Høilund-Carlsen
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18