Molecular Imaging of Infections : Emerging Techniques for Pathogen-Specific Diagnosis and Guided Therapy

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Evaluation of patients that may be infected is challenging. Imaging to identify or localize a site of infection is often limited because of the nonspecific nature of the findings on conventional imaging modalities. Available imaging methods lack the ability to determine if antibiotics are reaching the site of infection and are not optimized to follow response to therapy. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a method by which radiolabeled molecules can be used to detect metabolic perturbations or levels of expression of specific targets. The most common PET agent is the glucose analog 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG). 18F-FDG has some applicability to localizing a site of infection, but its lack of specificity limits its usefulness. There is a need for the development of pathogen-specific PET radiotracers to address the imaging shortcomings noted above. Preclinical and clinical progress has been made, but significant challenges remain.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:228

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The Journal of infectious diseases - 228(2023), Suppl 4 vom: 03. Okt., Seite S241-S248

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rowe, Steven P [VerfasserIn]
Auwaerter, Paul G [VerfasserIn]
Sheikhbahaei, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Solnes, Lilja B [VerfasserIn]
Wright, William F [VerfasserIn]

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0Z5B2CJX4D
18F-FDG
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Infection
Journal Article
Molecular imaging
PET
Positron emission tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals

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Date Completed 05.10.2023

Date Revised 06.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiad092

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362822719