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Monitoring Therapeutic Response in a Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Serial F 18 FDG PET/CT

Creators

  • 1. National Police Hospital, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Due to the low yield of AFB smear and culture in extrapulmonary tuberculosis, therapeutic responses of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis are usually monitored clinically and/or radiographically. Such monitoring techniques, however, are not enough to provide effective diagnosis if a remnant lesion exists after treatment. Tuberculosis presents hypermetabolic activity on F 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F 18 FDG PET/CT) scanning. Reported herein is a case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis where the therapeutic response was useful for detecting the extent of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and for estimating the patient's therapeutic response

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2010 Print)
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
1
Series
16 refs, 4 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 69-72
ISSN
1869-3474

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
43118053
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
DIAGNOSIS; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; THERAPY; TUBERCULOSIS
Descriptors DEC
BACTERIAL DISEASES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MEDICINE; TOMOGRAPHY