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Review
. 2003 Nov-Dec;21(6 Suppl 32):S15-22.

The use of (18F)fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the assessment of large vessel vasculitis

D Blockmans  1
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  • PMID: 14740423
Review

The use of (18F)fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the assessment of large vessel vasculitis

D Blockmans. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2003 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

FDG-PET scan has recently been introduced as a diagnostic means to assess large vessel involvement in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Its use in Takayasu arteritis, idiopathic periaortitis and multifocal fibrosclerosis--although more limited, due to the relative rarity of these conditions compared to GCA--is discussed as well.

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