Is the PET/CT first choice for differential diagnosis of fever of FUO/IUO?

Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Nov;77(11):e82. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212771. Epub 2017 Dec 13.

Authors

Berkan Armagan¹, Abdulsamet Erden¹, Ozlem Beydas¹, Alper Sari¹, Levent Kilic¹, Umut Kalyoncu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 29237620
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212771

No abstract available

Keywords: infections; inflammation; patient perspective.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Fever of Unknown Origin*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Inflammation
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prospective Studies
Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18