18F-FDG PET Results on 40 Patients with Suspected Metastatic Infectious Disease
| 18F-FDG PET results | Patients (n = 40) | Confirmation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Partial | Not | ||||
| Negative | ||||||
| True-negative | 6 | |||||
| False-negative | 0 | |||||
| Positive | ||||||
| True-positive | 31* | 27 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Clinically relevant | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Clinically irrelevant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Already known | 12* | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| False-positive | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
↵* In 1 patient with S. aureus bacteremia without metastatic infection, 18F-FDG uptake was seen in an abscess of his right arm, which was the source of his bacteremia. 18F-FDG PET was otherwise normal.