Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

White blood cells activated by either a pathogen or as part of a systemic inflammatory
disease are characterized by high energy consumption and are therefore taking up the …

Deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) and hyperpolarized 13 C-pyruvate MRI (13 C-HPMRI)
are two emerging methods for non-invasive and non-ionizing imaging of tissue metabolism …

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is the most quantitative modality for assessing
disease activity at the molecular and cellular levels, and therefore, it allows monitoring its …

Clinical case of a patient with a Pseudomonas aeruginosa multidrug-resistant prosthetic
vascular graft infection which was treated with a cocktail of phages (PT07, 14/01, and PNM) …

Abstract Objectives [18F] FDG-PET/CT is used for diagnosing metastatic infections in
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) and guidance of antibiotic treatment. The impact …

The impact of inflammation on the outcome of many medical conditions such as
cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, infections, cancer, and autoimmune …

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a species of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) that
induces a variety of infectious diseases, including skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) …

While not conventionally used as the first-line modality,[18 F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
(FDG)-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can identify infection …

Highlights•Echocardiography remains the initial imaging modality in suspected
endocarditis.•The sensitivity of TTE and TEE for detecting abscesses is 50% and 90 …