Repetitive <sup>18</sup>F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in giant cell arteritis: A prospective study of 35 patients

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Authors

Daniël Blockmans · Geneeskundige en Gezondheidsdienst

L. De Ceuninck

Steven Vanderschueren

Daniël Knockaert

Luc Mortelmans

Herman Bobbaers

Abstract

FDG uptake in the large vessels is a sensitive marker for GCA, which can involve the larger thoracic, abdominal, and peripheral arteries. Polymyalgia rheumatica symptoms in patients with GCA correlate with (peri)synovitis of the shoulders. Relapses of GCA cannot be predicted by results of former PET scintigraphies.

Topics & Keywords

Vasculitis and related conditions Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 55, Issue 1, pp. 131-137

DOI: 10.1002/art.21699

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