The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in early infectious discitis: a case report after a negative MRI

The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in early infectious discitis: a case report after a negative MRI

We present the case of a 70 years old woman with infectious discitis which was detected using Fluorine fluodeoxiglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), after a negative magnetic resonance imaging. A Streptococuss gallolyticus (bovis gender bacteria) grow on culture...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiology case reports 2019-10, Vol.14 (10), p.1214-1220
Hauptverfasser: Fragío-Gil, Jorge Juan, González-Mazarío, Roxana, de la Rubia Navarro, Marta, Román-Ivorra, José Andrés
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Sprache:eng
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18F-FDG PET/TC
Nuclear Medicine
Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis
Spondylodiscitis
Streptococcus bovis
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of a 70 years old woman with infectious discitis which was detected using Fluorine fluodeoxiglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), after a negative magnetic resonance imaging. A Streptococuss gallolyticus (bovis gender bacteria) grow on culture. In addition 18F-FDG PET also demonstrated infectious endocarditis which was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography and a colonic neoplasm. Here we have highlighted the potential role of 18F-FDG PET/CT study in patients with a clinical history suggestive of infectious discitis with a negative or indifferent magnetic resonance imaging.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2019.04.006