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HIV/AIDS
Researchers from University Hospital, Department of Nuclear Medicine detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS
June 24th, 2009
New research, 'Positron emission tomography in patients suffering from HIV-1 infection,' is the subject of a report. "This paper reviews currently available PET studies performed either to improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection or to assess the value of PET imaging in the clinical decision making of patients infected with HIV-1 presenting with AIDS-related opportunistic infections and malignancies. FDG PET has shown that HIV-1 infection progresses by distinct anatomical steps, with involvement of the upper torso preceding involvement of the lower part of the torso, and that the degree of FDG uptake relates to viral load," scientists in Pretoria, South Africa...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-24)
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