FDG-PET/CT in Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

PET Clin. 2014 Oct;9(4):497-519, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2014.07.002. Epub 2014 Aug 10.

Abstract

Nuclear medicine techniques have been an integral part of infection and inflammation imaging for decades; in recent years, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has taken over many indications. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current and potential applications for FDG-PET/CT in infectious and inflammatory diseases (ie, systemic infections, bone infections, vascular infection and inflammation, thoracic and abdominal inflammation) and potential novel applications in both infection and inflammation.

Keywords: FDG; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Infection; Infectious disease; Inflammation; Inflammatory disease; PET/CT; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Diseases / microbiology
  • Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Psoriasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Vasculitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Vasculitis / microbiology
  • Venous Thromboembolism / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18