Positron emission tomography use in the diagnosis and follow up of Takayasu's arteritis
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- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 64 (7) , 1091-1093
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2004.029561
Abstract
A 27 year old woman was admitted for FUO, headache, and interscapular pain, radiating to the neck and shoulders in the past 2 months. Physical and vascular examinations were normal. Laboratory tests showed anaemia (haemoglobin 84 g/l) and a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR 79 mm/1st h). Blood cultures, a Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test, and autoimmune serological findings were negative. Vascular magnetic resonance (VMR) was normal. [18F]FDG positron emission tomography ([18F]FDG-PET) showed hypermetabolism in the brachiocephalic trunk, left carotid artery, and thoracic aorta (fig 1A).Keywords
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