PET/CT for diagnosis and management of large-vessel vasculitis

M Pelletier-Galarneau, TD Ruddy - Current cardiology reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to discuss the use of fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG) positron emission tomography (PET/CT) for diagnosis and management of patients …

Ocular sarcoidosis in adults and children: update on clinical manifestation and diagnosis

M Bazewicz, J Heissigerova, C Pavesio… - Journal of ophthalmic …, 2023 - Springer
Sarcoidosis-associated uveitis, is the predominant ocular sarcoidosis presentation, which
affects both adults and children. For adults, international ocular sarcoidosis criteria (IWOS) …

[HTML][HTML] Update on the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

F Baquero-Artigao, T Del Rosal, L Falcón-Neyra… - Anales de Pediatría …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract According to World Health Organization estimates, more than 1 million patients
aged less than 15 years develop tuberculosis (TB) each year worldwide. In some regions …

[HTML][HTML] Actualización del diagnóstico y tratamiento de la tuberculosis

F Baquero-Artigao, T del Rosal, L Falcón-Neyra… - Anales de …, 2023 - Elsevier
Más de un millón de pacientes menores de 15 años desarrollan tuberculosis (TB)
anualmente en el mundo, según estimaciones de la OMS. La TB por cepas resistentes a los …

Imaging recommendations and algorithms for pediatric tuberculosis: part 1—thoracic tuberculosis

NDP Concepcion, BF Laya, S Andronikou… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem and is the second leading cause of
death from a single infectious agent, behind the novel coronavirus disease of 2019. Children …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging modalities for pulmonary tuberculosis in children: A systematic review

EO Tonne, MØ Fosbøl, A Poulsen, U Nygaard… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The optimal choice of protocol for diagnostic imaging in children with tuberculosis
(TB) is a contemporary challenge due to the war in Ukraine, which potentially can create a …

Monitoring response to therapy

MM Sathekge, AO Ankrah, I Lawal, M Vorster - Seminars in nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Monitoring response to treatment is a key element in the management of infectious
diseases, yet controversies still persist on reliable biomarkers for noninvasive response …

Imaging recommendations and algorithms for pediatric tuberculosis: part 2—extrathoracic tuberculosis

BF Laya, NDP Concepcion, S Andronikou… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment in recent years, tuberculosis (TB) remains a
global health concern. Children are amongst the most vulnerable groups affected by this …

PET/CT features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis at first clinical presentation: a cross-sectional observational 18F-FDG imaging study across six countries

J Bomanji, R Sharma, BR Mittal… - European …, 2020 - publications.ersnet.org
Background A large proportion of the huge global burden of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
(EPTB) cases are treated empirically without accurate definition of disease sites and extent …

Assessing cardiovascular infection and inflammation with FDG-PET

P Martineau, J Grégoire, F Harel… - American Journal of …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
FDG-PET has been shown to be a useful imaging modality for the assessment of
cardiovascular infection and inflammatory pathologies. However, interpretation of these …