Wednesday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM14-05 | Room S504CD
In this afternoon session, researchers from India will discuss FDG-PET/CT's usefulness for detecting hidden infections, which can cause pyrexia, or an increase in body temperature.Among these patients, positive FDG-PET/CT findings can lead to significant changes in clinical treatment and independently predict mortality, the group concluded.
In the study, 26 patients with pyrexia of unknown origin were evaluated by FDG-PET/CT to detect renal infections.
Approximately 70% of the subjects had positive FDG-PET/CT findings, with a total of 24 major infections identified through the scan, according to study presenter Dr. Sikandar Shaikh from Yashoda Hospitals in Hyderabad.
Nearly one-third of the subjects with positive FDG-PET/CT scans had their treatment changed due to the additional information. Seven patients were referred for hemodialysis during their hospital stay, six of whom had positive FDG-PET/CT results.
Positive FDG-PET/CT findings also increased the risk of mortality, the researchers noted.
![A 53-year-old patient (patient number four) with a recurrent pituitary adenoma with extension of a cystic component of disease to the medial temporal lobe apparent on MRI (contoured in blue), and extension of disease to the left sphenoid bone and orbital apex apparent on [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE (contoured in yellow).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/04/pituitary-tumor.QGsEnyB4bU.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
