The Utility of 18F‐FDG PET/CT in Patients With Clinical Suspicion of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Prospective, Observational, and Cross‐sectional Study

Objective To define the proportions of agreement between fluorine‐18‐fluorodeoxyglucose (18F‐FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), clinical diagnosis, and temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). Furthermore,...

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Main Authors: Amir Emamifar, Torkell Ellingsen, Søren Hess, Oke Gerke, Rasmus Hviid Larsen, Ziba Ahangarani Farahani, Per Syrak Hansen, Inger Marie Jensen Hansen, Henrik Petersen, Niels Marcussen, Michael Dahlstrøm, Pia Toftegaard, Peter Thye‐Rønn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:ACR Open Rheumatology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11163