FDG-PET/CT Imaging of Dengue Infected Mice (VIDEO)

Duke-NUS Medical School

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Increased inflammation in the spleen, and small and large intestines of dengue-infected mice can be observed using positron emission tomography (PET), paired with the glucose metabolism probe, fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) [middle], with the inflammation subsiding after antivirals were given [right].

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Chacko AM et. al., Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

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