Aim In recent years, the clinical availability of scanners for integrated positron emission
tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enabled the practical potential of …

OBJECTIVES. Febrile urinary tract infections are common in children and associated with
the risk for renal scarring and long-term complications. Antimicrobial prophylaxis has been …

Background The efficacy of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing urinary tract
infection (UTI) in infants with grade III, IV, or V vesicoureteral reflux is controversial. Methods In …

The aim of the present systematic review is to examine the role of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
positron emission tomography (PET) associated with computed tomography (CT) or …

Objectives The aim of the present review was to assess the role of combined 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose
(F-18 FDG) and Ga-68 DOTA-peptides positron emission tomography (PET)-…

Objective To compare the efficacy of oral antibiotic treatment alone with treatment started
parenterally and completed orally in children with a first episode of acute pyelonephritis. …

Purpose: The rate of objectively proven pulmonary embolism in patients with thrombophlebitis
of the greater saphenous vein was studied. Methods: Consecutive ambulant patients with …

Objective To evaluate the usefulness of the combination of Tc-sestamibi/Tc-pertechnetate
subtraction scintigraphy (SS) and high-resolution neck ultrasonography (US) in patients with …

OBJECTIVES. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for febrile infants and
young children suspected of having a urinary tract infection is early antibiotic treatment, …

OBJECTIVE. We examined the diagnostic accuracy of routine imaging studies (ultrasonography
and micturating cystography) for predicting long-term parenchymal renal damage after a …