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PMID: 21718324 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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[(18) F]Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) can be used to visualize large-vessel inflammation in giant-cell arteritis, Takayasu arteritis, and other types of aortitis. In patients with symptoms compatible with polymyalgia rheumatica, findings of increased FDG-uptake in the shoulders, hips, as well as the spinous processes of the cervical and lumbar spine, may suggest this diagnosis. In patients with giant-cell arteritis, there is increased metabolic activity within the aortic wall on FDG PET scintigraphy, indicating inflammation of the aorta, which may be a predictor of a higher potential for aortic dilatation. |
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Daniel Blockmans |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume: 1228 ISSN: 1749-6632 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-07-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7506858 Medline TA: Ann N Y Acad Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 64-70 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2011 New York Academy of Sciences. |
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General Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. |
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