18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates between pneumonia and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated patient

Intensive Care Med. 2024 Aug;50(8):1361-1362. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07505-5. Epub 2024 Jun 19.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia* / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia* / diagnostic imaging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis* / etiology
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Respiration, Artificial* / adverse effects

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals