Open Access18F-FDG PET reveals unique features of large vessel inflammation in patients with Takayasu’s arteritis
Author(s) -
Elena Incerti,
Enrico Tombetti,
Federico Fallanca,
Elena Baldissera,
Pierpaolo Alongi,
Elisabetta Tombolini,
Silvia Sartorelli,
Maria Grazia Sabbadini,
Maurizio Papa,
Francesco De Cobelli,
Justin C. Mason,
Luigi Gianolli,
Angelo A. Manfredi,
Maria Picchio
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.313
H-Index - 163
eISSN - 1619-7089
pISSN - 1619-7070
DOI - 10.1007/s00259-017-3639-y
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , arteritis , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , standardized uptake value , target lesion , pathology , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction
The object of this study was to assess whether 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT (FDG PET/CT) provides novel information in patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TA) in addition to that provided by current activity assessment, to analyse the effects of possible confounders, such as arterial grafts, and to verify whether PET/CT could be informative in lesions <4 mm thick.
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