Abstract
Existing techniques for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in children are generally less than ideal. Positron tomography with fluorine-18-labelled fluorodeoxyglucose provides adequate information in patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Child
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Colitis, Ulcerative / diagnostic imaging*
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Crohn Disease / diagnostic imaging*
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Female
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Fluorine Radioisotopes*
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
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Humans
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Male
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Tomography, Emission-Computed*
Substances
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Fluorine Radioisotopes
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18