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. 2015 Apr;74(3):246-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00393-014-1560-3.

[Relapsing polychondritis. Primary and follow-up diagnostics with (18)F-FDG-PET/CT]

[Article in German]
S-C Schüle  1 , T Xenitidis, J Henes, C la Fougère, K Nikolaou, C Pfannenberg
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[Relapsing polychondritis. Primary and follow-up diagnostics with (18)F-FDG-PET/CT]

[Article in German]
S-C Schüle et al. Z Rheumatol. 2015 Apr.

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Abstract

Case report: This article presents an overview of the typical clinical and imaging features of relapsing polychondritis (RP), a rare autoimmune disease, based on a case report

Conclusion: Although the diagnosis is mainly established clinically, the use of (18)F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT) has been proven to be a useful diagnostic tool to accurately determine the extent of inflammation throughout the body [corrected]. Furthermore (18)F-FDG-PET/CT provides a high sensitivity for detection of a relapse, especially when clinical and laboratory results are inconclusive. Additionally, (18)F-FDG-PET/CT helps to assess disease activity during the course of therapy.

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