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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates
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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates

Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates

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September 05, 2017

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10.3791/56375-v

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1Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics,University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Here, we present a protocol to describe the analysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in non-human primates that have been infected with M. tuberculosis to study disease process, drug treatment, and disease reactivation.

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White, A. G., Maiello, P., Coleman, M. T., Tomko, J. A., Frye, L. J., Scanga, C. A., Lin, P. L., Flynn, J. L. Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates. J. Vis. Exp. (127), e56375, doi:10.3791/56375 (2017).

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