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Positron emission tomography\/CT with\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-fluorodeoxyglucose (\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT) not only evaluates more than one body area in one session, but adds functional information to the anatomic data provided by usual imaging techniques and can potentially improve staging of IFI and monitoring of the response to therapy. Our objective is to analyse the impact of the systematic use of\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT in IFI diagnostic and therapeutic management.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n \n Multicentre prospective cohort study of IFI with performance of systematic\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT at diagnosis and follow-up that will be carried out in 14 Spanish tertiary hospitals. It is planned to include 224 patients with IFI over a 2-year study period. Findings and changes in management before and after\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT will be compared. Additionally, the association of initial quantitative\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT parameters with response to therapy will be evaluated.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n The primary endpoint is to compare the yield of\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT with standard management without\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT in IFI at initial assessment (staging) and in monitoring the response to treatment.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n The impact of the results of\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT on the diagnostic-therapeutic management of patients with IFI (added value), as well as the prognostic ability of different quantification parameters of\n 18<\/jats:sup>\n F-FDG PET\/CT will be secondary endpoints.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n The Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda University Hospital approved the protocol of the study at the primary site. 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