Role of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in detecting acute inflammatory lesions of non-bacterial osteitis in patients with a fever of unknown origin: A comparative study of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography,bone scan,and magnetic resonance imaging期刊界 All Journals 搜尽天下杂志传播学术成果专业期刊搜索期刊信息化学术搜索

Role of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in detecting acute inflammatory lesions of non-bacterial osteitis in patients with a fever of unknown origin: A comparative study of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography,bone scan,and magnetic resonance imaging

Authors:	Masaki Shimizu Yutaka Saikawa Akihiro Yachie

Affiliation:	1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan and shimizum@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp;3. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan;4. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan and

Abstract:	Abstract We report three patients with non-bacterial osteitis (NBO) who had fever of unknown origin (FUO) as an initial symptom. 18-Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG–PET) can be used to detect acute inflammatory lesions. There seems to be variation among the results of ¹⁸F-FDG–PET, a bone scan, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Therefore, it would be useful to perform a bone scan to detect all lesions, combined with MRI to confirm the diagnosis of NBO, followed by ¹⁸F-FDG–PET.

Keywords:	Fever of unknown origin 18-Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography Non-bacterial osteitis