[¹⁸F]FDG

Clinical Evaluation	Glucose metabolism
Type of Imaging	PET
Grade of Recommendation	B (generally recommended)
Level of Evidence	well-designed NM recommendations
Effective Dose	19.0 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference	Douglas AP, Thursky KA, Worth LJ, Drummond E, Hogg A, Hicks RJ, Slavin MA. FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting and guiding management of invasive fungal i... read more Douglas AP, Thursky KA, Worth LJ, Drummond E, Hogg A, Hicks RJ, Slavin MA. FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting and guiding management of invasive fungal infections: a retrospective comparison to conventional CT imaging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019; doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-4062-8.; Casali, M., Lauri, C., Altini, C. et al. State of the art of 18F-FDG PET/CT application in inflammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation. Clin Transl Imaging 9. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40336-021-00445-w read less
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Clinical Evaluation
Glucose metabolism
Type of Imaging
PET
Grade of Recommendation
B (generally recommended)
Level of Evidence
well-designed NM recommendations
Effective Dose
19.0 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference
Douglas AP, Thursky KA, Worth LJ, Drummond E, Hogg A, Hicks RJ, Slavin MA. FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting and guiding management of invasive fungal i... read more Douglas AP, Thursky KA, Worth LJ, Drummond E, Hogg A, Hicks RJ, Slavin MA. FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting and guiding management of invasive fungal infections: a retrospective comparison to conventional CT imaging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019; doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-4062-8.; Casali, M., Lauri, C., Altini, C. et al. State of the art of 18F-FDG PET/CT application in inflammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation. Clin Transl Imaging 9. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40336-021-00445-w read less
Guide to Nuclear Medicine
Read the corresponding chapter

[18F]FDG