Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 36-51 , January 2009

Positron Emission Tomography as a Diagnostic Tool in Infection: Present Role and Future Possibilities

  • Sandip Basu, MBBS (Hons), DRM, DNB, MNAMS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Radiation Medicine Center (BARC), Tata Memorial Center Annexe, Parel, Mumbai, India
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  • Timothy Chryssikos, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Hongming Zhuang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Drew A. Torigian, MD, MA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Abass Alavi, MD, PhD (Hon), DSc (Hon)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Abass Alavi, MD, PhD (Hon), DSc (Hon), Division of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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PII: S0001-2998(08)00101-3

doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2008.08.004

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 36-51 , January 2009

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