Diagnostic value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with fever of unknown origin.

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Diagnostic value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with fever of unknown origin.

Eur J Intern Med. 2011 Feb;22(1):112-6

Authors: Sheng JF, Sheng ZK, Shen XM, Bi S, Li JJ, Sheng GP, Yu HY, Huang HJ, Liu J, Xiang DR, Dong MJ, Zhao K, Li LJ

While fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a challenging problem in clinical practice, fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been considered helpful in diagnosing its cause. The present study is set to evaluate the diagnostic value of PET/CT for patients with FUO.

PMID: 21238906 [PubMed - in process]

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