Potential usefulness of FDG PET/CT in patients with sepsis of unknown origin.

PURPOSE: The role of FDG PET in the evaluation of patients with sepsis of unknown origin remains unclear. We sought to assess the value of FDG PET/CT in patients with sepsis of unknown cause and to define its priority in this group of subjects. METHODS: A total of 53 patients with sepsis of unknown...

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Main Authors: Jing-Ren Tseng, Ke-Yuan Chen, Ming-Hsun Lee, Ching-Tai Huang, Ying-Hao Wen, Tzu-Chen Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3679010?pdf=render