Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infection/Inflammation by PET/CT and PET/MR

Morphologic imaging, like ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) are first-line imaging modalities used to evaluate abdominopelvic pathologies. They are available on a large scale and are cost-effective, and, in the case of US and MR, they are also radiation-free. However, in some cases, reaching a diagnosis only on the basis of morphologic imaging might be challenging.