The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the management of large-vessel vasculitis: applications and limitations in clinical practice
Introduction: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) plays a key role in oncology, and it is now being used increasingly to diagnose, characterize, and monitor disease activity in inflammatory disorders, including vasculitis. Unfortunately, its rol...
Main Authors: | Maria V. Mattoli, Giorgio Treglia, Lucia Leccisotti, Alessandro Giordano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/111 |
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