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Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

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Hybrid PET/CT and SPECT/CT Imaging

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The detection and localization of inflammation and infection with nuclear medicine techniques has been studied for nearly half a century. The most commonly performed procedures are bone (for osteomyelitis),67Ga citrate, and in vitro labeled leukocyte imaging. PET imaging with 18F-FDG also has proved to be useful, and its role in imaging inflammation and infection will undoubtedly increase in the future. Radiotracers, regardless of whether they are single photon or positron-emitting agents, primarily reflect function; only gross anatomic details can be inferred from radionuclide images. The fine anatomic detail that can be critical to differentiating physiologic from pathologic processes often is lacking. Integrating radionuclide and anatomic images can significantly improve diagnostic confidence and test accuracy.

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Manhasset and New Hyde Park, Bronx, NY, USA

    Christopher J. Palestro MD & Charito Love MD

  2. Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset and New Hyde Park, Bronx, NY, USA

    Christopher J. Palestro MD

  3. Division of Nuclear Medicine, B. and R. Rappaport School of Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel

    Zohar Keidar MD, PhD

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  1. Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, 21st Ave. S. & Garland 1161, Nashville, 37232-2675, U.S.A.

    Dominique Delbeke

  2. Dept. Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Medical Centre, Bat-Galim, Haifa, 35 254, Israel

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Palestro, C.J., Keidar, Z., Love, C. (2010). Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases. In: Delbeke, D., Israel, O. (eds) Hybrid PET/CT and SPECT/CT Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92820-3_20

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