Dual time point imaging of FDG PET/CT in a tuberculous spondylodiscitis
- Author:
HR Abdul Razak
;
N Abdul Rahim
;
AJ Nordin
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography;
FDG;
Dual Time Point Imaging
- From:Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal
2010;6(2):1-3
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dual Time Point Imaging (DTPI) technique is a specialised protocol adopted in 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. This technique is claimed to be useful in differentiating malignant and
infective lesions. The authors adopted this technique in a patient diagnosed with tuberculous spondylodiscitis and psoas abscess which demonstrated higher Maximum Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmax) during initial scans as compared with those obtained on delayed scans. The SUVmax changes between the two time points are believed to be a valuable finding for chronic granulomatous infective lesions such as tuberculosis.
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