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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates
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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates

Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates

DOI:
10.3791/56375-v

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10:04 min

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September 05, 2017

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1Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics,University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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  • 00:05Title
  • 00:47Individual Lesion Identification and Analysis
  • 02:34Total Lung Inflammation Evaluation
  • 05:11FDG Uptake in “Hot” Lymph Nodes
  • 06:00FDG Muscle Background Uptake Measurement
  • 07:04Results: Representative PET/CT Image Analysis
  • 08:45Conclusion

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Here, we present a protocol to describe the analysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in non-human primates that have been infected with M. tuberculosis to study disease process, drug treatment, and disease reactivation.

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Keyword Extraction: PET/CT ImagingMycobacterium TuberculosisNon-human PrimatesTuberculosisLesion MeasurementLung AvidityCT PulmonaryRegion Of InterestWindow LevelWindow Width

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