This pocket book provides clinicians with the necessary information to understand the role of FDG PET/CT in infection and inflammation. It will help both in making appropriate imaging requests with adequate clinical information and in interpreting the report. The coverage encompasses a wide range of topics, including the role of PET/CT in pyrexia of unknown origin, vasculitis, autoimmune diseases, prosthetic joint infections, osteomyelitis and diabetic foot, immunodeficiency disease, and vascular graft surgery. The book will be a very useful guide to a great test that can provide significant assistance in patient management. It is published within the Springer series Clinicians' Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging, in which leading professionals succinctly explain the importance of nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of oncological and non-oncological conditions.


Table of contents (10 chapters)

The Role of FDG PET/CT in the Investigation of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

Bharucha, Tehmina (et al.)

Pages 1-6

PET/CT in Diagnosing and Evaluating Therapy in Vasculitis

Wagner, Thomas

Pages 7-13

PET/CT in Immunodeficiency Disorders

Ankrah, Alfred (et al.)

Pages 15-27

PET/CT in Assessment of Sarcoidosis

Kalshetty, Ashwini (et al.)

Pages 29-41

FDG PET/CT in Assessment of Prosthetic Joint Infection

Thapa, Pradeep (et al.)

Pages 43-54

FDG PET/CT in Evaluating Osteomyelitis and Diabetic Foot

Pawaskar, Alok (et al.)

Pages 55-63

18F-FDG PET/CT in Infected Vascular Grafts

Amlani, Ashik (et al.)

Pages 65-70

PET and Cardiac Infections

Pencharz, Deborah

Pages 71-78

FDG PET/CT in Autoimmune Diseases

Pawaskar, Alok (et al.)

Pages 79-90

PET and Infection/Inflammation

Wagner, Thomas

Pages 91-100