Diagnostic Performance of PET or PET/CT Using 18F-FDG Labeled White Blood Cells in Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review and a Bivariate Meta-Analysis.

Marie MeyerNathalie TestartMario JreigeChristel KamaniMohammed MoshebahBarbara MuoioMarie Nicod-LalondeNiklaus SchaeferLuca GiovanellaJohn O Prior Giorgio Treglia

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2019)

Despite limited literature data, 18F-FDG-WBC PET or PET/CT demonstrated a good diagnostic accuracy for the diagnosis of infectious diseases; nevertheless, larger studies are needed.

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