Quantitative 18F-FDG PET-CT scan characteristics correlate with tuberculosis treatment response

Quantitative 18F-FDG PET-CT scan characteristics correlate with tuberculosis treatment response

Abstract Background There is a growing interest in the use of F-18 FDG PET-CT to monitor tuberculosis (TB) treatment response. Tuberculosis lung lesions are often complex and diffuse, with dynamic changes during treatment and persisting metabolic activity after apparent clinical cure. This poses a c...

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Main Authors: Stephanus T. Malherbe, Ray Y. Chen, Patrick Dupont, Ilse Kant, Magdalena Kriel, André G. Loxton, Bronwyn Smith, Caroline G. G. Beltran, Susan van Zyl, Shirely McAnda, Charmaine Abrahams, Elizna Maasdorp, Alex Doruyter, Laura E. Via, Clifton E. Barry, David Alland, Stephanie Griffith- Richards, Annare Ellman, Thomas Peppard, John Belisle, Gerard Tromp, Katharina Ronacher, James M. Warwick, Jill Winter, Gerhard Walzl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
18F-FDG
PET-CT
Tuberculosis treatment response
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Quantitative imaging analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-020-0591-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-020-0591-9

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