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Detection rate of 18F-FDG PET/CT in different types of diagnosed cases
| Disease | Fever of unknown origin | Inflammation of unknown origin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective, n | Ineffective, n | Detection rate, % | Effective, n | Ineffective, n | Detection rate, % | |
| Infectious disease | 19 | 12 | 61.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tumour | 15 | 0 | 100.0 | 6 | 0 | 100.0 |
| NIIDs | 15 | 5 | 75.0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
| Undiagnosed | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
18F-FDG PET/CT = 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography / computed tomography; NIIDs = non-infectious inflammatory diseases.
