Open AccessVascular Uptake on 18F-FDG PET/CT During the Clinically Inactive State of Takayasu Arteritis Is Associated with a Higher Risk of Relapse
Author(s) -
Oh Chan Kwon,
Tae Joo Jeon,
Min-Chan Park
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.9.814
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , positron emission tomography , standardized uptake value , proportional hazards model , nuclear medicine , confidence interval
To evaluate whether vascular uptake on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18 F-FDG PET/CT) during the clinically inactive state of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is associated with disease relapse.