Applications of FDG PET in the Nononcological Setting

18 F fluoro 2 deoxy 2 D glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET or CT) in the nononcological setting

Applications of FDG PET in the Nononcological Setting

  • Assessment of patients with brain disorders
    • • Refractory seizures
    • • Neurocognitive disorders
  • Assessment of patients with cardiac disorders
    • • Myocardial viability
    • • Myocardial sarcoidosis
  • Assessment of patients with suspected infection
    • • Fever of unknown origin (FUO)
    • • Infectious endocarditis
    • • Osteomyelitis
    • • Implanted device infection
  • Assessment of patients with noninfectious inflammatory disorders
    • • Atherosclerosis
    • • Vasculitis
    • • Venous thromboembolism
    • • Sarcoidosis
    • • Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
    • • Acute lung injury (ALI)/adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
    • • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
    • • Inflammatory bowel disease
    • • Psoriasis
    • • Joint disease
  • Assessment of alterations in tissue metabolism
    • • Skeletal muscle
    • • Brown fat
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