Published March 2017 | Version v1
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FDG PET and infectious diseases

Creators

  • 1. Service de medecine nucleaire, CHRU de Brest, 29609 Brest cedex (France)
  • 2. EA3878, GETBO, IFR148, universite de Brest, 29609 Brest cedex (France)
  • 3. EA3882-LUBEM, universite de Brest, UFR de medecine et des sciences de la sante, 29609 Brest cedex (France)
  • 4. Departement de medecine interne et pneumologie, CHRU de Brest, 29609 Brest cedex (France)
  • 5. UMR-S 1148, service de medecine nucleaire, departement hospitalo-universitaire fibrose inflammation et remodelage en pathologies cardiovasculaires, hopital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, universite de Paris VII, AP-HP, 75877 Paris cedex 18 (France)

Description

Interests of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) have been demonstrated since many years. FDG physiopathology explains its use for infectious diseases, especially in infective endocarditis, cardiac electronic device infection, and in vascular graft infection, as well as in fever of unknown origin. FDG PET is very interesting to make the diagnostic and for the extension of these infectious diseases, thanks to the whole body acquisition. This synthesis article identifies and illustrates principal indications in this field of this imagery modality. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mednuc.2017.02.001

Abstract (French)

La tomographie par emission de positons (TEP) au 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) a demontre depuis plusieurs annees tout son interet en cancerologie. La physiopathologie du FDG explique son application de plus en plus frequente pour les pathologies infectieuses, notamment cardiovasculaires telles que l'endocardite, sur dispositif cardiaque implantable (pacemaker, defibrillateur) et sur prothese vasculaire, ainsi que dans les fievres prolongees inexpliquees. L'interet de la TEP-FDG reside dans le diagnostic positif et le bilan d'extension de ces maladies infectieuses, permettant une analyse corps entier. Cet article de synthese s'attache a recenser et illustrer les principales indications de cette imagerie fonctionnelle dans ce domaine. (auteurs)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
TEP-FDG et pathologies infectieuses

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.mednuc.2017.02.001;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Medecine Nucleaire. Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique
Journal Volume
41
Journal Issue
no.2
Journal Page Range
p. 115-125
ISSN
0928-1258
CODEN
MNIMEX

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
53085853
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FEVER; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; GRAFTS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SYMPTOMS; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSPLANTS

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