The use of a visual 4-point scoring scale improves the yield of 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging in the diagnosis of renal and hepatic cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Marie F NeuvillePierre LovinfosseAlexandre JadoulMarie ThysLaurence SeidelRoland HustinxFrançois JouretPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2020)
[18F]FDG PET-CT is helpful in CyI diagnosis in ADPKD, and the use of a 4-point scoring of [18F]FDG uptake improves its diagnostic yield, with positive and negative predictive values of 78.3 and 78.4%, respectively. External validation is required.