Clinical usefulness of FDG PET/CT in the detection of unusual central nervous system infections

Abstract We report two unusual cases of suppurative meningomyelitis and ventriculitis which were successfully detected by FDG PET/CT. The extent of disease and response to treatment were well-delineated. Our data suggest that FDG PET/CT may be clinically useful in patients with rare infections of th...

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Published in:Journal of the neurological sciences 2014-10, Vol.345 (1), p.244-247
Main Authors: Tseng, Jing-Ren, Su, Yung-Yueh, Lee, Ming-Hsun, Chen, Ke-Yuan, Tsai, Shu-Fan, Yen, Tzu-Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
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Central Nervous System Infections - diagnosis
Central Nervous System Infections - diagnostic imaging
FDG PET/CT
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Infections
Neurology
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prognosis
Radiopharmaceuticals
Suppurative meningomyelitis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment modification
Ventriculitis
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Summary:Abstract We report two unusual cases of suppurative meningomyelitis and ventriculitis which were successfully detected by FDG PET/CT. The extent of disease and response to treatment were well-delineated. Our data suggest that FDG PET/CT may be clinically useful in patients with rare infections of the central nervous system.
ISSN:0022-510X
1878-5883
DOI:10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.043