Diagnostic performance of FDG PET/CT in critically ill patients with suspected infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background/purpose: Nuclear imaging, including gallium scintigraphy and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET), has been widely used to identify focus of infection in fever of unknown origin. However, little is known about its role in critically ill patients, who are usually wit...
Main Authors: | Chun-Kai Huang, Jei-Yie Huang, Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Kuo-Liong Chien |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-05-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664619305170 |
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