FDG-PET/CT has proven its clinical value and cost-effectiveness in diagnosing metastatic infections in patients with Gram-positive bacteremia. In identification of metastatic foci, FDG-PET/CT is useful as a screening method when localizing symptoms are absent because it provides whole-body coverage. FDG-PET/CT detects early metabolic activity rather than the late anatomical changes as visualized by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. FDG-PET/CT allows more precise localization of infection within a shorter time span between injection and diagnosis as compared to conventional nuclear imaging. This review focuses on the clinical application of imaging of metastatic infectious diseases, with an emphasis on FDG-PET/CT putting it in perspective with other imaging modalities.
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Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Nucl Med & Mol Imaging, Groningen, NetherlandsUniv Roma La Sapienza, Osped S Andrea, I-00189 Rome, Italy
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Rambam Hlth Care Campus, Dept Nucl Med, Haifa, Israel
Technion Israel Inst Technol, Bruce Rappaport Fac Med, IL-31096 Haifa, IsraelRambam Hlth Care Campus, Dept Nucl Med, Haifa, Israel
Keidar, Zohar
Nitecki, Samy
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Rambam Hlth Care Campus, Dept Vacular Surg, Haifa, Israel
Technion Israel Inst Technol, Bruce Rappaport Fac Med, IL-31096 Haifa, IsraelRambam Hlth Care Campus, Dept Nucl Med, Haifa, Israel
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Hofstra North Shore LIJ Sch Med, Hempstead, NY USA
North Shore Long Isl Jewish Hlth Syst, Div Nucl Med & Mol Imaging, Manhasset, NY USA
North Shore Long Isl Jewish Hlth Syst, Div Nucl Med & Mol Imaging, New Hyde Pk, NY USAHofstra North Shore LIJ Sch Med, Hempstead, NY USA
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Univ Pisa, Reg Ctr Nucl Med, Dept Translat Res & Adv Technol Med, I-56125 Pisa, Italy
Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Dept Oncol & Adv Technol, Nucl Med Unit, Reggio Emilia, ItalyUniv Pisa, Reg Ctr Nucl Med, Dept Translat Res & Adv Technol Med, I-56125 Pisa, Italy
Erba, Paola A.
Sollini, Martina
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Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Dept Oncol & Adv Technol, Nucl Med Unit, Reggio Emilia, ItalyUniv Pisa, Reg Ctr Nucl Med, Dept Translat Res & Adv Technol Med, I-56125 Pisa, Italy
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Univ Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USAUniv Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USA
Eibschutz, Liesl S.
Rabiee, Behnam
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Univ Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USA
Montefiore Med Ctr, Albert Einstein Coll Med, Bronx, NY 10467 USAUniv Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USA
Rabiee, Behnam
Asadollahi, Shadi
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Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Radiol, Radiol, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Radiol, Res Educ, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USA
Asadollahi, Shadi
Gupta, Amit
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Univ Hosp Cleveland, Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, Cleveland, OH 44106 USAUniv Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USA
Gupta, Amit
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Assadi, Majid
Alavi, Abass
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Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Radiol, Radiol, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Radiol, Res Educ, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Southern Calif Usc, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA USA
Alavi, Abass
Gholamrezanezhad, Ali
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