Textural features of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scanning in diagnosing aortic prosthetic graft infection.

Ben R SaleemRoelof J BeukingaRonald BoellaardAndor W J M GlaudemansMichel M P J ReijnenClark J ZeebregtsRiemer H J A Slart

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2016)

Textural analysis to characterize 18F-FDG uptake heterogeneity is feasible and shows promising results in diagnosing AGI, but requires additional external validation and refinement before it can be implemented in the clinical decision-making process.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
decision making
pet ct
pet imaging
aortic valve
high resolution
single cell
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
electron microscopy
coronary artery