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KMID : 1148920120460010069
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2012 Volume.46 No. 1 p.69 ~ p.72
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Monitoring Therapeutic Response in a Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Serial F-18 FDG PET/CT
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Park Yong-Hyun
Yu Chang-Min
Kim Eun-Sil
Jung Jun-Oh
Seo Han-Seok
Lee Ju-Hyoung
Hur So-Chong
Kim So-Yeon
Lee Hyon-Young
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Abstract
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Due to the low yield of AFB smear and culture in extrapulmonary tuberculosis, therapeutic responses of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis are usually monitored clinically and/or radiographically. Such monitoring techniques, however, are not enough to provide effective diagnosis if a remnant lesion exists after treatment. Tuberculosis presents hypermetabolic activity on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT) scanning. Reported herein is a case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis where the therapeutic response was assessed via serial F-18 FDG PET/CT scanning, which was useful for detecting the extent of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and for estimating the patient’s therapeutic response.
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KEYWORD
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, F-18 FDG PET/CT, Tuberculosis
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