title: FDG-PET/CT in Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases.
abstract: Nuclear medicine techniques have been an integral part of infection and inflammation imaging for decades; in recent years, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has taken over many indications. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current and potential applications for FDG-PET/CT in infectious and inflammatory diseases (ie, systemic infections, bone infections, vascular infection and inflammation, thoracic and abdominal inflammation) and potential novel applications in both infection and inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Soender Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, Denmark. Electronic address: soeren.hess@rsyd.dk.
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Næstved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, Næstved 4700, Denmark.
authors.forename: Susanne H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Soender Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Kasper T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.affiliation: Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, Jerbai Wadia Road, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Soender Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Poul Flemming
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Høilund-Carlsen
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: FDG; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Infection; Infectious disease; Inflammation; Inflammatory disease; PET/CT; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography