Prevalence of Newly Diagnosed Malignancies in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, Comparison of 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan with Chest X-ray and Abdominal Ultrasound: Data from a 40 Week Prospective, Exploratory, Single Centre Study
The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of newly diagnosed malignancies in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), with the aid of 18F-FDG PET/CT scan compared to conventional imaging techniques: Chest X-ray (CXR) and abdominal ultrasound (US). Secondar...
Main Authors: | Amir Emamifar, Søren Hess, Torkell Ellingsen, Susan Due Kay, Jacob Christian Bang, Oke Gerke, Per Syrak Hansen, Ziba Ahangarani Farahani, Henrik Petersen, Niels Marcussen, Inger Marie Jensen Hansen, Peter Thye Rønn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/12/3940 |
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