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==Overview==
==Overview==
Other imaging findings of syphilis include novel PET/CT technology, multimodal ophthalmologic imaging, bone scintigraphy, and angiography. PET/CT is a novel imaging study which portrays 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose(FDG) uptake enhanced regions superimposed on cross sectional CT images. Multimodal ophthalmologic imaging combines ophthalmoscopy with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to produce high definition imaging of the posterior chamber of the eye. Bone scintigraphy allows clinicians to visualize bone uptake of Technetium-99 (T-99m) using x ray technology. These imaging findings allow clinicians to detect syphilitic manifestations involving the bone, retina, heart, lungs, and lymph nodes.<ref name="pmid21637078">{{cite journal| author=Wang X, Yin J, Chen X| title=Syphilitic bone destruction on FDG PET/CT. | journal=Clin Nucl Med | year= 2011 | volume= 36 | issue= 7 | pages= 616-8 | pmid=21637078 | doi=10.1097/RLU.0b013e318219ac62 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21637078  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21431031">{{cite journal| author=Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD| title=Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 34-7 | pmid=21431031 | doi=10.4103/0971-3026.76052 | pmc=3056368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431031  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21431031">{{cite journal| author=Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD| title=Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 34-7 | pmid=21431031 | doi=10.4103/0971-3026.76052 | pmc=3056368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431031  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26929943">{{cite journal| author=Kim JM, Lee SM, Bae SB, Lee JS, Kim SY| title=The role of PET/CT in diagnosing generalized lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic secondary syphilis. | journal=Hell J Nucl Med | year= 2016 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 60-2 | pmid=26929943 | doi=10.1967/s002449910340 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26929943  }} </ref><ref name="pmid19795120">{{cite journal| author=Naraghi AM, Salonen DC, Bloom JA, Becker EJ| title=Magnetic resonance imaging features of osseous manifestations of early acquired syphilis. | journal=Skeletal Radiol | year= 2010 | volume= 39 | issue= 3 | pages= 305-9 | pmid=19795120 | doi=10.1007/s00256-009-0806-7 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19795120  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25980046">{{cite journal| author=Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N et al.| title=[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]. | journal=Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi | year= 2015 | volume= 119 | issue= 4 | pages= 266-72 | pmid=25980046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25980046  }} </ref>
Other imaging findings of syphilis include novel PET/CT technology, multimodal ophthalmologic imaging, bone [[scintigraphy]], and [[angiography]]. PET/CT is a novel imaging study which portrays 18F-[[Fluorodeoxyglucose]] (FDG) uptake enhanced regions superimposed on cross sectional CT images. Multimodal ophthalmologic imaging combines ophthalmoscopy with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to produce high definition imaging of the posterior chamber of the eye. Bone scintigraphy allows clinicians to visualize bone uptake of Technetium-99 (T-99m) using x-ray technology. These imaging findings allow clinicians to detect syphilitic manifestations involving the bone, retina, heart, lungs, and lymph nodes.<ref name="pmid21637078">{{cite journal| author=Wang X, Yin J, Chen X| title=Syphilitic bone destruction on FDG PET/CT. | journal=Clin Nucl Med | year= 2011 | volume= 36 | issue= 7 | pages= 616-8 | pmid=21637078 | doi=10.1097/RLU.0b013e318219ac62 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21637078  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21431031">{{cite journal| author=Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD| title=Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 34-7 | pmid=21431031 | doi=10.4103/0971-3026.76052 | pmc=3056368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431031  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21431031">{{cite journal| author=Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD| title=Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 34-7 | pmid=21431031 | doi=10.4103/0971-3026.76052 | pmc=3056368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431031  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26929943">{{cite journal| author=Kim JM, Lee SM, Bae SB, Lee JS, Kim SY| title=The role of PET/CT in diagnosing generalized lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic secondary syphilis. | journal=Hell J Nucl Med | year= 2016 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 60-2 | pmid=26929943 | doi=10.1967/s002449910340 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26929943  }} </ref><ref name="pmid19795120">{{cite journal| author=Naraghi AM, Salonen DC, Bloom JA, Becker EJ| title=Magnetic resonance imaging features of osseous manifestations of early acquired syphilis. | journal=Skeletal Radiol | year= 2010 | volume= 39 | issue= 3 | pages= 305-9 | pmid=19795120 | doi=10.1007/s00256-009-0806-7 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19795120  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25980046">{{cite journal| author=Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N et al.| title=[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]. | journal=Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi | year= 2015 | volume= 119 | issue= 4 | pages= 266-72 | pmid=25980046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25980046  }} </ref>
==Other imaging studies==
==Other imaging studies==
Other imaging findings of syphilis include novel PET/CT technology, multimodal ophthalmologic imaging, bone scintigraphy, and angiography. These imaging findings allow clinicians to detect syphilitic manifestations involving the bone, retina, heart, lungs, and lymph nodes.
Other imaging findings of syphilis include novel PET/CT technology, multimodal ophthalmologic imaging, bone [[scintigraphy]], and [[angiography]]. These imaging findings allow clinicians to detect syphilitic manifestations involving the bone, retina, heart, lungs, and lymph nodes.
===PET/CT (FDG Uptake)===
===PET/CT (FDG Uptake)===
:'''Bone'''
:'''Bone'''
:*Increased FDG uptake and osseous destruction<ref name="pmid21637078">{{cite journal| author=Wang X, Yin J, Chen X| title=Syphilitic bone destruction on FDG PET/CT. | journal=Clin Nucl Med | year= 2011 | volume= 36 | issue= 7 | pages= 616-8 | pmid=21637078 | doi=10.1097/RLU.0b013e318219ac62 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21637078  }} </ref>
:*Increased 18F-[[Fluorodeoxyglucose]] (FDG) uptake and osseous destruction<ref name="pmid21637078">{{cite journal| author=Wang X, Yin J, Chen X| title=Syphilitic bone destruction on FDG PET/CT. | journal=Clin Nucl Med | year= 2011 | volume= 36 | issue= 7 | pages= 616-8 | pmid=21637078 | doi=10.1097/RLU.0b013e318219ac62 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21637078  }} </ref>
:'''Pulmonary'''
:'''Pulmonary'''
:*Increased FDG uptake in multiple pulmonary nodules (mimicking pulmonary metastasis)<ref name="pmid21431031">{{cite journal| author=Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD| title=Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 34-7 | pmid=21431031 | doi=10.4103/0971-3026.76052 | pmc=3056368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431031  }} </ref>
:*Increased FDG uptake in multiple pulmonary nodules (mimicking [[pulmonary metastasis]])<ref name="pmid21431031">{{cite journal| author=Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD| title=Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 34-7 | pmid=21431031 | doi=10.4103/0971-3026.76052 | pmc=3056368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431031  }} </ref>
:'''Other'''
:'''Other'''
:*Increased FDG uptake in lymph nodes (generalized lymphadenopathy in secondary syphilis)<ref name="pmid26929943">{{cite journal| author=Kim JM, Lee SM, Bae SB, Lee JS, Kim SY| title=The role of PET/CT in diagnosing generalized lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic secondary syphilis. | journal=Hell J Nucl Med | year= 2016 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 60-2 | pmid=26929943 | doi=10.1967/s002449910340 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26929943  }} </ref>
:*Increased FDG uptake in lymph nodes (generalized [[lymphadenopathy]] in secondary syphilis)<ref name="pmid26929943">{{cite journal| author=Kim JM, Lee SM, Bae SB, Lee JS, Kim SY| title=The role of PET/CT in diagnosing generalized lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic secondary syphilis. | journal=Hell J Nucl Med | year= 2016 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 60-2 | pmid=26929943 | doi=10.1967/s002449910340 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26929943  }} </ref>


===Bone Scintigraphy===
===Bone Scintigraphy===
*Heterogenous uptake of T-99m uptake <ref name="pmid19795120">{{cite journal| author=Naraghi AM, Salonen DC, Bloom JA, Becker EJ| title=Magnetic resonance imaging features of osseous manifestations of early acquired syphilis. | journal=Skeletal Radiol | year= 2010 | volume= 39 | issue= 3 | pages= 305-9 | pmid=19795120 | doi=10.1007/s00256-009-0806-7 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19795120  }} </ref>
*Heterogenous uptake of [[Technetium-99m|T-99m]]<ref name="pmid19795120">{{cite journal| author=Naraghi AM, Salonen DC, Bloom JA, Becker EJ| title=Magnetic resonance imaging features of osseous manifestations of early acquired syphilis. | journal=Skeletal Radiol | year= 2010 | volume= 39 | issue= 3 | pages= 305-9 | pmid=19795120 | doi=10.1007/s00256-009-0806-7 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19795120  }} </ref>


===Multimodal Ophthalmologic Imaging===
===Multimodal Ophthalmologic Imaging===
*Multifocal lesions <ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25980046">{{cite journal| author=Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N et al.| title=[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]. | journal=Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi | year= 2015 | volume= 119 | issue= 4 | pages= 266-72 | pmid=25980046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25980046  }} </ref>
*Multifocal lesions <ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25980046">{{cite journal| author=Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N et al.| title=[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]. | journal=Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi | year= 2015 | volume= 119 | issue= 4 | pages= 266-72 | pmid=25980046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25980046  }} </ref>
*Retinal Precipitates<ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref>
*Retinal precipitates<ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref>
*Unilateral yellow lesions<ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref>
*Unilateral yellow lesions<ref name="pmid26237137">{{cite journal| author=Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET| title=MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS. | journal=Retin Cases Brief Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 4 | pages= 277-80 | pmid=26237137 | doi=10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26237137  }} </ref>
*Nodular elevations of the choroid <ref name="pmid25980046">{{cite journal| author=Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N et al.| title=[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]. | journal=Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi | year= 2015 | volume= 119 | issue= 4 | pages= 266-72 | pmid=25980046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25980046  }} </ref>
*Nodular elevations of the [[choroid]]<ref name="pmid25980046">{{cite journal| author=Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N et al.| title=[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]. | journal=Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi | year= 2015 | volume= 119 | issue= 4 | pages= 266-72 | pmid=25980046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25980046  }} </ref>
===Direct Subtraction Angiography (DSA)===
==References==
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Overview

Other imaging findings of syphilis include novel PET/CT technology, multimodal ophthalmologic imaging, bone scintigraphy, and angiography. PET/CT is a novel imaging study which portrays 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake enhanced regions superimposed on cross sectional CT images. Multimodal ophthalmologic imaging combines ophthalmoscopy with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to produce high definition imaging of the posterior chamber of the eye. Bone scintigraphy allows clinicians to visualize bone uptake of Technetium-99 (T-99m) using x-ray technology. These imaging findings allow clinicians to detect syphilitic manifestations involving the bone, retina, heart, lungs, and lymph nodes.[1][2][2][3][4][5][6]

Other imaging studies

Other imaging findings of syphilis include novel PET/CT technology, multimodal ophthalmologic imaging, bone scintigraphy, and angiography. These imaging findings allow clinicians to detect syphilitic manifestations involving the bone, retina, heart, lungs, and lymph nodes.

PET/CT (FDG Uptake)

Bone
Pulmonary
Other
  • Increased FDG uptake in lymph nodes (generalized lymphadenopathy in secondary syphilis)[3]

Bone Scintigraphy

Multimodal Ophthalmologic Imaging

  • Multifocal lesions [5][6]
  • Retinal precipitates[5]
  • Unilateral yellow lesions[5]
  • Nodular elevations of the choroid[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wang X, Yin J, Chen X (2011). "Syphilitic bone destruction on FDG PET/CT". Clin Nucl Med. 36 (7): 616–8. doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318219ac62. PMID 21637078.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kim HJ, Seon HJ, Shin HH, Choi YD (2011). "Case report: Pulmonary syphilis mimicking pulmonary hematogenous metastases on chest CT and integrated PET/CT". Indian J Radiol Imaging. 21 (1): 34–7. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.76052. PMC 3056368. PMID 21431031.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kim JM, Lee SM, Bae SB, Lee JS, Kim SY (2016). "The role of PET/CT in diagnosing generalized lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic secondary syphilis". Hell J Nucl Med. 19 (1): 60–2. doi:10.1967/s002449910340. PMID 26929943.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Naraghi AM, Salonen DC, Bloom JA, Becker EJ (2010). "Magnetic resonance imaging features of osseous manifestations of early acquired syphilis". Skeletal Radiol. 39 (3): 305–9. doi:10.1007/s00256-009-0806-7. PMID 19795120.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Curi AL, Sarraf D, Cunningham ET (2015). "MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF SYPHILITIC MULTIFOCAL RETINITIS". Retin Cases Brief Rep. 9 (4): 277–80. doi:10.1097/ICB.0000000000000186. PMID 26237137.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sekine Y, Yashiro S, O'hira A, Yoshida N, Morinaga M, Nagashima N; et al. (2015). "[Multimodal imaging of a case of acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis]". Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi. 119 (4): 266–72. PMID 25980046.


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