MEDAMI 2024 - Inflammation and Infection Imaging

Session

Relevant tracers for inflammation and infection

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26 May 2024, 08:30

Conveners

Relevant tracers for inflammation and infection

• Clemens Decristoforo
• Olivier Gheysens

38. Today's available radiotracers

Elena Lazzeri

26/05/2024, 08:30

Invited

10. Specific/upcoming tracers for bacterial infection

Milos Petrik

26/05/2024, 08:50

Invited

Despite the success of antibiotics, bacterial infections remain a serious global healthcare problem. The rise of highly virulent and multi-drug-resistant pathogens and continued life-threatening nosocomial infections in hospitals pose a major challenge to healthcare worldwide. Early and accurate diagnosis of infection is essential for effective treatment of patients and prevention of...

40. Specific/upcoming tracers for viral infection

John Olivier Prior

26/05/2024, 09:10

Invited

5. Specific/upcoming tracers for fungal infection

Clemens Decristoforo

26/05/2024, 09:30

Invited

Invasive fungal infections such as aspergillosis are life-threatening diseases mainly affecting a growing number of immuno-compromised patients. Early diagnosis is crucial, but conventional imaging modalities such as CT or MRI lack specificity and sensitivity. Molecular imaging, especially using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) holds the potential to specifically target fungal infections...

42. FAPI

Olivier Gheysens

26/05/2024, 09:50

Invited