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The diagnostic role of 18-fluorodeoxyglucocose–positron emission tomography/computed tomography in occult bacteremia searching underlying primary disease
18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose(FDG) is a structural analog of 2-deoxyglucose and accumulates in malignant tissues but also at sites of infection and inflammation. For this reason, FDG PET or PET/CT has great advantage in understanding of underlying pathology in assessment of FUO (Fever of unknown origi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349610 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.104353 |