Takayasu arteritis: clinical importance of extra-vessel uptake on FDG PET/CT

Takayasu arteritis: clinical importance of extra-vessel uptake on FDG PET/CT

Abstract Background [F-18]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography is routinely used for assessing Takayasu arteritis patients. However, extra-vessel [F-18]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake has not been evaluated in detail in these patients. We aimed to describe the extent and dis...

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Main Authors: Junichi Tsuchiya, Daisuke Tezuka, Yasuhiro Maejima, Hyeyeol Bae, Takumi Oshima, Tomohiro Yoneyama, Kenzo Hirao, Mitsuaki Isobe, Ukihide Tateishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:European Journal of Hybrid Imaging
Subjects:
Takayasu arteritis
[F-18]FDG PET/CT
Extra-vessel uptake
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41824-019-0059-1

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