Diagnosis of vascular prosthesis infection with FDG-PET/CT

FDG PETCT in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer represents the second most common malignancy worldwide, with approximately one million newly diagnosed cases each year, and is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality. This article provides an overview of the role of FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) PET (positron emission tomography) CT (computed tomography) for assessment in patients with colorectal cancer. A summary of key lear...

Reduced-dose [F]-FDG PETCT scanning with current generation PETCT systems

Diagnosis of vascular prosthesis infection: PET or SPECT?

The well-established gold standard for imaging infection is scintigraphy with radiolabeled autologous white blood cells (WBCs). Indeed, 2 years ago, in a metaanalysis of all papers published in the previous 20 years on imaging techniques for the diagnosis of infection (1–4), the importance of WBC scanning in this field clearly emerged, with few exceptions. In particular, for the diagnosis of va...

Diagnosis of Vascular Prosthesis Infection: PET or SPECT?

The well-established gold standard for imaging infection is scintigraphy with radiolabeled autologous white blood cells (WBCs). Indeed, 2 years ago, in a metaanalysis of all papers published in the previous 20 years on imaging techniques for the diagnosis of infection (1–4), the importance of WBC scanning in this field clearly emerged, with few exceptions. In particular, for the diagnosis of va...

F 18 FDG PETCT detection for liver metastases