Role of FDG PET/CT in monitoring treatment response in patients with invasive fungal infections.

Alfred O AnkrahLambert F R SpanHans C KleinPim A de JongRudi A J O DierckxThomas C KweeMike M SathekgeAndor W J M Glaudemans

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)

FDG-PET/CT is useful in the monitoring of IFIs resulting in management therapy change in half of the patients. Baseline TLG and MV were found to be able to predict the metabolic response to antifungal treatment.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
mesenchymal stem cells
patient reported