title: Assessment of Therapy Response by FDG PET in Infection and Inflammation.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a well-known imaging modality in assessing the treatment response to chemotherapy or radiotherapy in various malignancies. A systematic review of the literature reveals a few publications reporting evaluation of the treatment response in benign conditions using PET/computed tomography. PET holds a promising future role in the follow-up of inflammatory or infectious diseases. In this article, [(18)F]Fluorodeoxyglucose PET as a tool in the evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of infectious and inflammatory diseases is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Sellam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karunanithi
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi