The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in early infectious discitis: a case report after a negative MRI

We present the case of a 70 years old woman with infectious discitis which was detected using Fluorine fluodeoxiglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), after a negative magnetic resonance imaging. A Streptococuss gallolyticus (bovis gender bacteria) grow on culture...

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Autores principales: Fragío-Gil, Jorge Juan, González-Mazarío, Roxana, de la Rubia Navarro, Marta, Román-Ivorra, José Andrés
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Nuclear Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31417664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.04.006
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Sumario:We present the case of a 70 years old woman with infectious discitis which was detected using Fluorine fluodeoxiglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), after a negative magnetic resonance imaging. A Streptococuss gallolyticus (bovis gender bacteria) grow on culture. In addition 18F-FDG PET also demonstrated infectious endocarditis which was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography and a colonic neoplasm. Here we have highlighted the potential role of 18F-FDG PET/CT study in patients with a clinical history suggestive of infectious discitis with a negative or indifferent magnetic resonance imaging.

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