Detection of musculoskeletal infection with 18F-FDG PET: Review of the current literature

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-15

  Crymes Jr , William B ^a   Demos, Harry ^a   Gordon, Leonie ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET; Arthroplasty; Bone; Infectious disease; Musculoskeletal infection; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOSITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ARTHROPLASTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; INFECTION; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFECTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 2942609324     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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