Expert opinions in nuclear medicine: Finding the “holy grail” in infection imaging

Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans; Olivier Gheysens

doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1149925

Frontiers in Medicine (Feb 2023)

Expert opinions in nuclear medicine: Finding the “holy grail” in infection imaging

Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans,
Olivier Gheysens

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Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Olivier Gheysens: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc and Institute of Clinical and Experimental Research (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1149925
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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Nuclear medicine imaging techniques are now widely accepted and increasingly used for diagnosing and treatment monitoring of infectious and inflammatory diseases. The latter has been exemplified by numerous recent clinical guidelines in which PET imaging is now part of the diagnostic flowcharts. In this perspective paper we discuss the current available guidelines, the current limitations, and we provide the future aims of research to achieve the holy grail in nuclear medicine: the differentiation between infection, inflammation and malignancy.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine

ISSN: 2296-858X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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