Use of Fluorine-Containing Compounds for Diagnostic Purposes Using Imaging Methods

Abstract

Use of fluorine-containing compounds for the diagnostic detection of inflammatory processes by means of an imaging method, said inflammatory processes being selected from the group consisting of inflammatory processes of the lymphatic system, such as cancers that directly affect the lymph nodes, especially Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, tumor metastases; liver tumors, inflammatory processes in the border zone of infarctions, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, or tumors; inflammation of organs, such as myocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis (cerebral and spinal meninges); multiple sclerosis; inflammations of the gastrointestinal tract, such as Crohn's disease; inflammation of the vessels, such as arteriosclerosis, especially so-called “vulnerable plaques”; detection of abscesses and arthritis.

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