Applications of PET and PET/CT in the evaluation of infection and inflammation in the skeletal system

PET Clinics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-385

  Cheng, Gang ^a   Fosse, Pacôme ^b   Zhuang, Hongming ^a   Hustinx, Roland ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic osteomyelitis; Inflammation; PET CT; Skeletal infection

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; OSTEITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 79954594144     PISSN: 15568598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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