Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular
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Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol (Engl Ed) · Sep 2019
Comparative StudyComparative study of 18F-FDG PET/CT and CT angiography in detection of large vessel vasculitis.
Compare 18F-FDG PET/CT and CTangio in the diagnosis of extracraneal large vessel involvement in patients with suspicion of large vessel vasculitis (LVV). ⋯ The results show the greater potential of 18F-FDG PET/CT for the detection and extension of LVV. Therefore, 18F-FDG PET/CT should be exploited to the maximum and consider as the first line imaging technique in the extracranial diagnosis of LVV and its possible association with polymyalgia rheumatica. The addition of CTangio could be more indicated in patients with Takayasu arteritis and in long-standing and/or severe vasculitis since it increases the accuracy in the detection of possible vascular complications.