Is There a Role for Fluorine 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Evaluating Patients With Mycobacteriosis? A Systematic Review
- 1 May 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
- Vol. 35 (3), 387-393
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rct.0b013e318219f810
Abstract
This study was designed to review the emerging role of fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) CT/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with mycobacteriosisKeywords
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