Journal article
Positron Emission Tomography in the Investigation of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic and radiologic studies are frequently required in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to determine disease activity, extent of disease, and delineating disease type. Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorine-18-fluoro-deoxyglucose to identify metabolically active tissues may offer a simple noninvasive alternative to conventional studies in identification and localization of active intestinal inflammation in children …
Authors
Lemberg DA; Issenman RM; Cawdron R; Green T; Mernagh J; Skehan SJ; Nahmias C; Jacobson K
Journal
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 733–738
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 2005
DOI
10.1097/01.mib.0000172810.49619.cb
ISSN
1078-0998