Quantitative 18F-FDG PET-CT scan characteristics correlate with tuberculosis treatment response.
Stephanus T MalherbeRay Y ChenPatrick DupontIlse KantMagdalena KrielAndré G LoxtonBronwyn SmithCaroline G G BeltranSusan van ZylShirely McAndaCharmaine AbrahamsElizna MaasdorpAlex DoruyterLaura E ViaClifton E BarryDavid AllandStephanie Griffith- RichardsAnnare EllmanThomas PeppardJohn BelisleGerard TrompKatharina RonacherJames M WarwickJill WinterGerhard WalzlPublished in: EJNMMI research (2020)
Quantification of FDG PET-CT images better characterised TB treatment outcomes than qualitative scan patterns and robustly measured the burden of disease. In future, validated metrics may be used to stratify patients and help evaluate the effectiveness of TB treatment modalities.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- systematic review
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- machine learning
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- patient reported outcomes
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus