Pancreatic tuberculosis: Evaluation of therapeutic response using F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is a functional imaging technique that monitors glucose metabolism in tissues. Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been reported to show intense uptake of FDG, with a decrease in metabolism of the tuberculous lesions after successful anti-tubercular treatment (ATT). The authors present a patient with pancreatic TB and demonstrate the usefulness of FDG PET/CT in monitoring the response to ATT.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sampath
S
Santhosh
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Anish
A
Bhattacharya
Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Surinder Singh
SS
Rana
Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Deepak Kumar
DK
Bhasin
Department of Cytology and Gynaecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Radhika
R
Srinivasan
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Bhagwant Rai
BR
Mittal
F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose; pancreas; positron emission tomography/computed tomography; tuberculosis