Diagnostic value of F-18 FDG PET/CT in patients with spondylodiscitis: Is dual time point imaging time worthy?

Güneş, Burçak Yılmaz; Önsel, Çetin; Sönmezoğlu, Kerim; Özaras, Reşat; Halaç, Metin; Tabak, Fehmı; Sağer, Sait; Mete, Bilgül; Sayman, Haluk; Kanmaz, Bedii

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.03.021

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“…The case has been previously made (e.g., Eysenck, 1988 ) that the existence of intelligence is not what is demonstrated by the discovery of g , but that such a discovery indicates a factor that is useful to explain and understand scores in mental ability tests, as well as to predict a variety of outcomes, like academic achievement. Making an analogous point for AQ, we acknowledge that the idea that aesthetic judgments can be of better or worse quality—and that, consequently, individuals capable of making better judgments have better taste—is a fascinating philosophical question, but we are not here positing that good taste exists : We are arguing, as it was suggested about “T” (Myszkowski et al, in press ), that AQ is useful as a scientific concept, notably in the prediction and explanation of creativity.…”

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Individual Differences in Aesthetic Ability: The Case for an Aesthetic Quotient

Myszkowski

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Individual Differences in Aesthetic Ability: The Case for an Aesthetic Quotient

Myszkowski

2016

Front. Psychol.

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“…However, the performance, overall reliability and usefulness of dual time point imaging has mixed results, limiting its routine clinical use for evaluating incidental foci of uptake on [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT [ 272 ].…”

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State of the art of 18F-FDG PET/CT application in inflammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation

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Lauri

Altini

et al. 2021

Clin Transl Imaging

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Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The clinical use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ([ 18 F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging in the assessment of inflammation and infection is increasing worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to achieve an Italian consensus document on [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT or PET/MRI in inflammatory and infectious diseases, such as osteomyelitis (OM), prosthetic joint infections (PJI), infective endocarditis (IE), prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), cardiac implantable electronic device infections (CIEDI), systemic and cardiac sarcoidosis (SS/CS), diabetic foot (DF), fungal infections (FI), tuberculosis (TBC), fever and inflammation of unknown origin (FUO/IUO), pediatric infections (PI), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), spine infections (SI), vascular graft infections (VGI), large vessel vasculitis (LVV), retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF) and COVID-19 infections. Methods In September 2020, the inflammatory and infectious diseases focus group (IIFG) of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN) proposed to realize a procedural paper about the clinical applications of [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT or PET/MRI in inflammatory and infectious diseases. The project was carried out thanks to the collaboration of 13 Italian nuclear medicine centers, with a consolidate experience in this field. With the endorsement of AIMN, IIFG contacted each center, and the pediatric diseases focus group (PDFC). IIFG provided for each team involved, a draft with essential information regarding the execution of [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT or PET/MRI scan (i.e., indications, patient preparation, standard or specific acquisition modalities, interpretation criteria, reporting methods, pitfalls and artifacts), by limiting the literature research to the last 20 years. Moreover, some clinical cases were required from each center, to underline the teaching points. Time for the collection of each report was from October to December 2020. Results Overall, we summarized 291 scientific papers and guidelines published between 1998 and 2021. Papers were divided in several sub-topics and summarized in the following paragraphs: clinical indications, image interpretation criteria, future perspectivess and new trends (for each single disease), while patient preparation, image acquisition, possible pitfalls and

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“…In one article performing dual-time PET/CT acquisition protocols, no statistical difference was found between early and delayed SUV max results in patients with SI [24].…”

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Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with spinal infection: a systematic review and a bivariate meta-analysis

Treglia

Pascale

Lazzeri

et al. 2019

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

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Purpose Diagnosis of spinal infection (SI) is challenging and usually requires multiple tests. We aimed to perform a systematic review and a bivariate meta-analysis on the diagnostic role of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in patients with SI. Methods A comprehensive literature search of studies published through February 2019 in PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane library databases was carried out. Studies investigating the diagnostic performance of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in patients with SI were eligible for inclusion in the qualitative analysis. For the quantitative analysis, pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio (LR+ and LR−) and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in patients with suspected SI were calculated on a per examination-based analysis. Pooled data were presented with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results Twenty-six articles (833 patients) using 18 F-FDG PET/CT were eligible for the qualitative analysis. Twelve studies (396 patients) were selected for the meta-analysis. Overall, 18 F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated a very good diagnostic performance in patients with SI and several studies underlined the value of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in assessing the response to treatment. The bivariate meta-analysis on 18 F-FDG PET/CT in patients with suspected SI provided the following results: sensitivity 94.8% (95% CI 88.9-97.6%) and specificity 91.4% (95% CI 78.2-96.9%). The pooled LR+, LR− and DOR were 4.7 (95% CI 2.9-7.7), 0.11 (95% CI 0.07-0.16) and 63.4 (95% CI 28.9-139), respectively. No significant heterogeneity or publication bias was found. Conclusion 18 F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated a very good diagnostic performance in patients with SI and can be used in patients in which MRI cannot be performed or is non-diagnostic or inconclusive. Several studies underlined the value of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in assessing the response to treatment in patients with SI. Overall, larger multicentre and prospective studies and costeffectiveness analyses are warranted.

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Diagnostic value of F-18 FDG PET/CT in patients with spondylodiscitis: Is dual time point imaging time worthy?

Cited by 12 publications

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Individual Differences in Aesthetic Ability: The Case for an Aesthetic Quotient

Individual Differences in Aesthetic Ability: The Case for an Aesthetic Quotient

State of the art of 18F-FDG PET/CT application in inflammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation

Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with spinal infection: a systematic review and a bivariate meta-analysis

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