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SynthesisEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2026

Diagnostic utility of FDG and FAPI PET imaging in crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir, Zaid Ardalan, Andrew M Scott, Hazem Hammad, Dhuha Al-Adhami, Frederik Giesel, Akram Al-Ibraheem

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Synthesis in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ahmed Saad AbdlkadirDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman, Jordan.
Zaid ArdalanDepartment of Gastroenterology, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Andrew M ScottDepartment of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.
Hazem HammadSection of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman, Jordan.
Dhuha Al-AdhamiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman, Jordan.
Frederik GieselDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Akram Al-IbraheemDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman, Jordan. aibraheem@khcc.jo.ORCID 0000-0002-0978-4716

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the diagnostic utility of [

methodsA comprehensive literature search of Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science up to April 1, 2025 was performed. Pooled detection rates, sensitivity, specificity, average maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), and biomarker correlations were assessed using Stata software.

resultsThis systematic review evaluates 20 studies (547 patients, 1935 bowel segments) comparing [

conclusionBoth PET tracers show promise, with [

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Crohn DiseaseFluorodeoxyglucose F18Membrane ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographyHumansFluorodeoxyglucose F18Membrane ProteinsCrohn diseaseFAPIFDGMeta-analysisPET/CTPositron emission tomography

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