Diagnostic value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with fever of unknown origin

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-116

  Sheng, Ji Fang ^a   Sheng, Zi Ke ^a   Shen, Xiao Min ^a   Bi, Sheng ^a   Li, Jun Jie ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Yu, Hai Ying ^a   Huang, Hai Jun ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Xiang, Dai Rong ^a   Dong, Meng Jie ^a   Zhao, Kui ^a   Li, Lan Juan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fever of unknown origin; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Infection; Malignancy; PET CT

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78751581611     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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