Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulation in Blastomyces dermatitidis-Associated Inflammation in a Dog.
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| Abstract | :  Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) was performed in a dog with blastomycosis. Prior to PET scanning, blastomycotic lesions had been identified in both eyes, lungs, and tracheobronchial lymph nodes. Increased F-18 FDG uptake was present in these sites in addition to multiple organs without previous clinical evidence of disease. All sites of F-18 FDG uptake were confirmed histologically to be blastomycotic granulomas. F-18 FDG-PET scanning may be useful for defining the extent of fungal disease and detecting persistent foci of infection. | 
| Year of Publication | :  1999 | 
| Journal | :  Clinical positron imaging : official journal of the Institute for Clinical P.E.T | 
| Volume | :  2 | 
| Issue | :  4 | 
| Number of Pages | :  217-221 | 
| ISSN Number | :  1095-0397 | 
| URL | :  https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1095039799000242 | 
| DOI | :  10.1016/s1095-0397(99)00024-2 | 
| Short Title | :  Clin Positron Imaging | 
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