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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2020

Diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET in abdominal sepsis in rats.

Ítalo Medeiros Azevedo, Robson Macedo Filho, Keyla Borges Ferreira Rocha, Cláudia Nunes Oliveira, Aldo Cunha Medeiros

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Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. In-ovo imaging using ostrich eggs: biodistribution of F-18-FDG in ostrich embryos.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ítalo Medeiros AzevedoFellow PhD degree, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil. Technical procedures, acquisition of data, statistics analysis, critical revision.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1507-7401
Robson Macedo FilhoFellow PhD degree, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil. Technical procedures, acquisition of data, statistics analysis, critical revision.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3720-1669
Keyla Borges Ferreira RochaFellow PhD degree, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil. Technical procedures, acquisition of data, statistics analysis, critical revision.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0923-0094
Cláudia Nunes OliveiraFellow PhD degree, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal-RN, Brazil. Technical procedures, acquisition of data, statistics analysis, critical revision.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-320X
Aldo Cunha MedeirosPhD, Full Professor, Nucleus of Experimental Surgery, UFRN, Natal-RN, Brazil. Conception, design, intellectual and scientific content of the study; critical revision; final approval.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2372-942X
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective of this study was to investigate the accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET in the diagnosis of multibacterial abdominal sepsis by cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) in rats.

methodsAdult Wistar rats ( Rattus norvegicus ), weighing 227±35g, were allocated into a sepsis group by CLP (n=10) and sham group (n=10). 18F-FDG-PET using microPET was performed on all rats after 24 hours.

resultsAll animals survived for postoperative 24h. The abdomen/liver ratio of the standardized uptake value (SUV) percentage was significantly higher in the sepsis group than in the sham (p=0.004). The ROC curve showed an accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET to detect abdominal sepsis of 88.9% (p=0.001), sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 88.9%. When a cut-off point of 79% of the ratio between the SUV on the abdominal region and liver was established, the sensitivity was 90%, specificity of 88.9%; positive and negative predictive values of 90.0% and 88.9%, respectively.

conclusionsThe diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET in rats with abdominal sepsis was significantly high. It was also demonstrated the predictive ability of the abdomen/liver SUV ratio to diagnose abdominal sepsis. These findings may have implications for the clinical setting, locating septic foci with PETscan.

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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsAnimalsIntraabdominal InfectionsPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsRatsRats, WistarReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsSepsisTime FactorsFluorodeoxyglucose F18Radiopharmaceuticals

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PMID32578672
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