Performance and value of ¹⁸F‑FDG PET/CT in patients with fever of unknown origin.

ABSTRACT: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a common clinical and diagnostic challenge. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in patients who present with FUO. Overall, 105 consecutive patients (61 men and 44 women) with a mean age of 51±35 years with FUO underwent ¹⁸FDG PET/CT scans. The performance of ¹⁸FDG PET/CT in determining the etiology of FUO was assessed. According to the PET/CT results, patients were classified into four groups: Group 1, patients with true-positive results (n=51; 49%), in whom abnormal ¹⁸FDG uptake identified the final diagnosis; group 2, patients with false-positive results (n=24; 23%), in whom ¹⁸FDG u

SUBMITTER: Fathala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature