The use of molecular imaging with PET/CT technology using different radiotracers, especially the (18)F-FDG is currently spreading beyond the area of oncology, the most interest being placed on inflammatory and infectious diseases. This article presents a review of its contribution in different inflammatory conditions in the context of structural and conventional nuclear medicine imaging. Special emphasis is placed on the more significant diseases such as large-vessel vasculitis, sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease and the study of the atheroma plaque.
Keywords: (18)F-FDG PET/CT; (18)F-FDG PET/TC; Artritis reumatoide; Ateromatosis; Atheromatosis; Inflamación; Inflammation; Large vessel vasculitis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sarcoidosis; Vasculitis de grandes vasos.
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