Fever of unknown origin, inflammation of unknown origin
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Jichi Medical University
Saitama Central Clinic, Kyosai Hospital, Saitama Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a body temperature of 37.5 degrees or higher or CRP of 0.4 mg/dL or higher, for whom the cause of fever or inflammation cannot be determined by history taking, medical examination, or routine examination, and who have undergone CT (with or without contrast), gallium scintigraphy, or PET-CT imaging, and who have given consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who cannot give consent Patients for whom MRI is inappropriate (presence of metal in the body, claustrophobia, tattoos) Pregnant women, patients with impaired consciousness, patients in shock
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Description of additional tests, final diagnosis, clinical course, and outcome after testing in patients who are positive or negative for diffusion-weighted whole body imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of diagnostic performance with other imaging tests | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKeishiro Sueda
Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University Division of General Medicine
Outcome results
None listed