Predictors of Diagnostic Contributions and Spontaneous Remission of Symptoms Associated with Positron Emission Tomography with Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxy Glucose Combined with Computed Tomography in Classic Fever or Inflammation of Unknown Origin: a Retrospective Study.
Seiichiro TsuzukiAyumi WatanabeMitsunaga IwataHiroshi ToyamaTeruhiko TerasawaPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2021)
In the current cohort, the proposed variables were not predictive for successful localization by FDG-PET/CT. A negative FDG-PET/CT scan may be prognostic for spontaneous remission in patients with sustained FUO or IUO.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- disease activity
- oxidative stress
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pet imaging
- ulcerative colitis
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- pet ct
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- blood glucose
- blood pressure
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- glycemic control