[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	Lazzeri E, Bozzao A, Cataldo MA, Petrosillo N, Manfre L, Trampuz A, et al. Joint EANM/ESNR and ESCMID-endorsed consensus document for the diagnosis... read more Lazzeri E, Bozzao A, Cataldo MA, Petrosillo N, Manfre L, Trampuz A, et al. Joint EANM/ESNR and ESCMID-endorsed consensus document for the diagnosis of spine infection (spondylodiscitis) in adults. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04393-6 Righi E, Carnelutti A, Muser D, Di Gregorio F, Cadeo B, Melchioretto G, et al. Incremental value of FDG-PET/CT to monitor treatment response in infectious spondylodiscitis. Skeletal Radiol. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-019-03328-4 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
Lazzeri E, Bozzao A, Cataldo MA, Petrosillo N, Manfre L, Trampuz A, et al. Joint EANM/ESNR and ESCMID-endorsed consensus document for the diagnosis... read more Lazzeri E, Bozzao A, Cataldo MA, Petrosillo N, Manfre L, Trampuz A, et al. Joint EANM/ESNR and ESCMID-endorsed consensus document for the diagnosis of spine infection (spondylodiscitis) in adults. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04393-6 Righi E, Carnelutti A, Muser D, Di Gregorio F, Cadeo B, Melchioretto G, et al. Incremental value of FDG-PET/CT to monitor treatment response in infectious spondylodiscitis. Skeletal Radiol. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-019-03328-4 read less
Guide to Nuclear Medicine
Read the corresponding chapter

[18F]FDG