18F-FDG PET/CT in the Initial Assessment and for Follow-up in Patients With Tuberculosis.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the initial evaluation and follow-up of patients with tuberculosis (TB).

Patients And Methods: Thirty-five patients (18 men) with pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB were included. Diagnosis of TB was based either on histology or microbiological assessment in 32 patients and was based on typical morphological features of TB in CT and improvement on antimycobacterial medication in 3 patients.

Malignant disease as an incidental finding at ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT scanning in patients with granulomatous lung disease.

Purpose: Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG)-PET/computed tomography (CT) is used for assessment of the extent and activity of disease in patients with inflammatory granulomatous lung disease, in particular sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to assess the value of ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT in the identification of previously unknown malignant disease during routine investigation of granulomatous lung disease.

Materials And Methods: From July 2008 to December 2013, a total of 122 patients with tuberculosis (76 male and 46 female patients; age range 19.