Potential role of F18 FDG PET-CT as an imaging biomarker for the noninvasive evaluation in uncomplicated skeletal tuberculosis: a prospective clinical observational study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2449-2454

  Dureja, Sugandha ^a   Sen, Ishita Barat ^b,d   Acharya, Shankar ^c  

^a MAX SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Fortis Memorial Research Institute   (India)

^c SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antitubercular therapy; FDG PET CT; Infection imaging; Spinal tuberculosis; Treatment response evaluation

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PET-CT SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHOLE BODY PET; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; VERY ELDERLY; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928614905     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3483-8     Document Type: Article

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