TY - JOUR
T1 - Bone scan, PET-CT, and MRI in disseminated Coccidioidomycosis
AU - Dryden, John Randolph
AU - Starsiak, Michael David
AU - Johnston, Mickaila James
AU - Silverman, Eugene David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2017/2/3
Y1 - 2017/2/3
N2 - Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is a systemic fungal infection resulting from inhalation of the Coccidioides immitis or posadasii spores. In many cases, infection causes a self-limited community-acquired pneumonia; however, in patients with risk factors, such as immunosuppression or African or Pacific Island ancestry, significantmorbidity and mortality from disseminated disease may occur. Presented here are comparative images using 99mTc-MDP bone scan, 18F-FDG PET/CT, and MRI. Each demonstrates particular strengths, which aid in assessing the extent of systemic involvement of a biopsy-proven case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
AB - Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is a systemic fungal infection resulting from inhalation of the Coccidioides immitis or posadasii spores. In many cases, infection causes a self-limited community-acquired pneumonia; however, in patients with risk factors, such as immunosuppression or African or Pacific Island ancestry, significantmorbidity and mortality from disseminated disease may occur. Presented here are comparative images using 99mTc-MDP bone scan, 18F-FDG PET/CT, and MRI. Each demonstrates particular strengths, which aid in assessing the extent of systemic involvement of a biopsy-proven case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
KW - Bone scan
KW - Coccidioidomycosis
KW - PET
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U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001570
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001570
M3 - Article
C2 - 28166146
AN - SCOPUS:85011654138
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 42
SP - 319
EP - 322
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
IS - 4
ER -