Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulation in Blastomyces dermatitidis-Associated Inflammation in a Dog.
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| Abstract |    :  
                  Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) was performed in a dog with blastomycosis. Prior to PET scanning, blastomycotic lesions had been identified in both eyes, lungs, and tracheobronchial lymph nodes. Increased F-18 FDG uptake was present in these sites in addition to multiple organs without previous clinical evidence of disease. All sites of F-18 FDG uptake were confirmed histologically to be blastomycotic granulomas. F-18 FDG-PET scanning may be useful for defining the extent of fungal disease and detecting persistent foci of infection.  | 
        
| Year of Publication |    :  
                  1999 
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| Journal |    :  
                  Clinical positron imaging : official journal of the Institute for Clinical P.E.T 
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| Volume |    :  
                  2 
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| Issue |    :  
                  4 
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| Number of Pages |    :  
                  217-221 
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| ISSN Number |    :  
                  1095-0397 
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| URL |    :  
                  https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1095039799000242 
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| DOI |    :  
                  10.1016/s1095-0397(99)00024-2 
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| Short Title |    :  
                  Clin Positron Imaging 
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