Clinical usefulness of FDG PET/CT in the detection of unusual central nervous system infections

Jing-Ren Tseng; Yung-Yueh Su; Ming-Hsun Lee; Ke-Yuan Chen; Shu-Fan Tsai; Tzu-Chen Yen

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.043

Clinical usefulness of FDG PET/CT in the detection of unusual central nervous system infections

J Neurol Sci. 2014 Oct 15;345(1-2):244-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.043. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Authors

Jing-Ren Tseng¹, Yung-Yueh Su¹, Ming-Hsun Lee², Ke-Yuan Chen², Shu-Fan Tsai¹, Tzu-Chen Yen¹

Affiliations

¹ Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.

PMID: 25086854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.043

Abstract

We report two unusual cases of suppurative meningomyelitis and ventriculitis which were successfully detected by FDG PET/CT. The extent of disease and response to treatment were well-delineated. Our data suggest that FDG PET/CT may be clinically useful in patients with rare infections of the central nervous system.

Keywords: FDG PET/CT; Infections; Prognosis; Suppurative meningomyelitis; Treatment modification; Ventriculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Central Nervous System Infections / diagnosis*
Central Nervous System Infections / diagnostic imaging
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18