Diagnosis of infection in the diabetic foot using ^sup 18^F-FDG PET/CT: a sweet alternative?

Diagnosis of infection in the diabetic foot using ^sup 18^F-FDG PET/CT: a sweet alternative?

A study by Kagna et al. in which they assessed the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot is discussed. The likeliest outcome is that synergistic information gathered from 18F-FDG PET/CT and other moda...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2012-10, Vol.39 (10), p.1525
Hauptverfasser: Gnanasegaran, Gopinath, Vijayanathan, Sanjay, Fogelman, Ignac
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Diabetes
Feet
Infections
Nuclear medicine
Pathology
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:A study by Kagna et al. in which they assessed the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot is discussed. The likeliest outcome is that synergistic information gathered from 18F-FDG PET/CT and other modalities including MRI will increase our combined diagnostic sensitivity and therefore expedite effective treatment of this complex pathology.
ISSN:1619-7070
1619-7089
DOI:10.1007/s00259-012-2234-5