Follow-up PET/CT of alveolar echinococcosis: Comparison of metabolic activity and immunodiagnostic testing.
Lars HusmannAnsgar DeibelStephan SkawranBruno LedergerberUrs J MuehlematterBarbara HasseMartin W HuellnerCaecilia S ReinerBeat MuellhauptPublished in: PloS one (2022)
In inoperable patients with alveolar echinococcosis, the course of metabolic activity in follow-up PET/CT is associated to the course EgHF antibody levels. Both parameters may potentially be used to evaluate the course of the disease and potentially predict the duration of benzimidazole therapy.