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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic pathological conditions involving the gastrointestinal tract and comprising two related entities: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Here, we describe a case of a pediatric patient with IBD in whom 18F-FDG–PET/CT was a useful noninvasive tool for identifying and localizing active intestinal inflammation.
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Treglia, G., Alongi, P. (2014). Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. In: Cistaro, A. (eds) Atlas of PET/CT in Pediatric Patients. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5358-8_24
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