PET/CT in Infection and Inflammation

Description

This pocket book provides clinicians with the necessary information to understand the role of FDG PET/CT in infection and inflammation. It will help both in making appropriate imaging requests with adequate clinical information and in interpreting the report. The coverage encompasses a wide range of topics, including the role of PET/CT in pyrexia of unknown origin, vasculitis, autoimmune diseases, prosthetic joint infections, osteomyelitis and diabetic foot, immunodeficiency disease, and vascular graft surgery. The book will be a very useful guide to a great test that can provide significant assistance in patient management. It is published within the Springer series Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging, in which leading professionals succinctly explain the importance of nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of oncological and non-oncological conditions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv The Role of FDG PET/CT in the Investigation of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (Tehmina Bharucha, Thomas Wagner, Deborah Pencharz)....Pages 1-6 PET/CT in Diagnosing and Evaluating Therapy in Vasculitis (Thomas Wagner)....Pages 7-13 PET/CT in Immunodeficiency Disorders (Alfred Ankrah, Mike Sathekge)....Pages 15-27 PET/CT in Assessment of Sarcoidosis (Ashwini Kalshetty, Pradeep Thapa, Sandip Basu)....Pages 29-41 FDG PET/CT in Assessment of Prosthetic Joint Infection (Pradeep Thapa, Ashwini Kalshetty, Sandip Basu)....Pages 43-54 FDG PET/CT in Evaluating Osteomyelitis and Diabetic Foot (Alok Pawaskar, Sandip Basu)....Pages 55-63 18F-FDG PET/CT in Infected Vascular Grafts (Ashik Amlani, Thomas Wagner)....Pages 65-70 PET and Cardiac Infections (Deborah Pencharz)....Pages 71-78 FDG PET/CT in Autoimmune Diseases (Alok Pawaskar, Sandip Basu)....Pages 79-90 PET and Infection/Inflammation (Thomas Wagner)....Pages 91-100 Back Matter ....Pages 101-104