Sequential ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET) scan findings in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis during the course of treatment—a prospective observational study

• Main Authors: Jamshed Bomanji, Rajnish Sharma, Bhagwant R. Mittal, Sanjay Gambhir, Ahmad Qureshy, Shamim M.F. Begum, Diana Paez, Mike Sathekge, Mariza Vorster, Dragana Sobic Saranovic, Pawana Pusuwan, Vera Mann, Sobhan Vinjamuri, Alimuddin Zumla, Thomas N.B. Pascual
• Other Authors: Klinicki Centar Srbije
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/58339
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Background: Initial studies of tuberculosis (TB) in macaques and humans using 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) imaging as a research tool suggest its usefulness in localising disease sites and as a clinical biomarker. Sequentia...