title: Clinical usefulness of FDG PET/CT in the detection of unusual central nervous system infections.
abstract: We report two unusual cases of suppurative meningomyelitis and ventriculitis which were successfully detected by FDG PET/CT. The extent of disease and response to treatment were well-delineated. Our data suggest that FDG PET/CT may be clinically useful in patients with rare infections of the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Jing-Ren
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yung-Yueh
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Ming-Hsun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Ke-Yuan
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Shu-Fan
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Tzu-Chen
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: FDG PET/CT; Infections; Prognosis; Suppurative meningomyelitis; Treatment modification; Ventriculitis