A study on the use of FDG180 via PET-CT for assessing bowel inflammation.

Conclusions: These results support the assertion that FDG180 PET/CT is an effective imaging modality with respect to the detection and quantification of age related increase in bowel inflammation. This suggests the possibility of using PET/CT in the diagnosis of inflammatory conditions such as Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis that affect over 3 million Americans[3]. Future studies are needed to investigate the link between inflammation caused by IBD and FDG uptake seen in PET/CT. Once established, this correlation could be used to diagnose IBD reducing the need for the more poorly tolerated tests currently used to visualize disease activity while maintaining specificity. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2996147/ (accessed on 12/28/18) [2] Love C, Tomas M, Tronco G, Palestro C. FDG PET of Infection and Inflammation. RSNA 2005;25(5) https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/rg.255045122 (accessed on 12/28/18) [3] https://www.cdc.gov/ibd/data-statistics.htm (accessed on 12/28/18)
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tags: General Clinical Specialities: Gastroenterology Source Type: research