The yield of total body CT in the workup of fever of unknown origin in hospitalized medical patients

CONCLUSIONS: TBCT has a clinically significant yield under specific clinical scenarios in medical patients with FUO- reaching 55 % in patients with an elevated CRP and leukocyte count and low hemoglobin. It is reasonable to proceed to TTBCT when FDG-PET/CT is unavailable and in well-defined clinical situations.PMID:38307732 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2024.01.027
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Source Type: research