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The Role of FDG PET/CT in the Investigation of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

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A critical appraisal of the role of FDG PET in Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) depends on an understanding of current concepts of PUO and systematic review of available evidence. This chapter provides an introduction to case definitions of PUO and summarises the current evidence, reviews available guidelines and discusses limitations in the application of FDG PET/CT for investigation of PUO.

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  1. University College London and Royal Free Hospital London, London, UK

    Tehmina Bharucha

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Thomas Wagner

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK

    Deborah Pencharz

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Thomas Wagner

  2. Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Tata Memorial Centre Annexe, Mumbai, India

    Sandip Basu

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Bharucha, T., Wagner, T., Pencharz, D. (2018). The Role of FDG PET/CT in the Investigation of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin. In: Wagner, T., Basu, S. (eds) PET/CT in Infection and Inflammation . Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90412-2_1

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