Contribution of (18)F-FDG PET in the diagnostic assessment of fever of unknown origin (FUO): a stratification-based meta-analysis.

Florent L. Besson,Philippe Chaumet-Riffaud,Margot Playe,Nicolas Noël,Olivier Lambotte,Cécile Goujard,Alain Prigent,Emmanuel Durand

Contribution of (18)F-FDG PET in the diagnostic assessment of fever of unknown origin (FUO): a stratification-based meta-analysis.

2016

Florent L. Besson
Philippe Chaumet-Riffaud
Margot Playe
Nicolas Noël
Olivier Lambotte
Cécile Goujard
Alain Prigent
Emmanuel Durand

Purpose The aim of this study was to quantify the contribution of FDG PET to the diagnostic assessment of fever of unknown origin (FUO), taking into account the diagnostic limitations resulting from the composite nature of this entity.

Keywords:

Fever of unknown origin
Radiology
Pathology
Medicine
Positron emission tomography
Meta-analysis
diagnostic assessment
fdg pet ct

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