The value of [18F]FDG-PET in the diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis and the assessment of activity and extent of disease

MA Walter, RA Melzer, C Schindler… - European journal of …, 2005 - Springer
Purpose This study was performed to investigate the value of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography ([18 F] FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis …

18F-Fludeoxyglucose PET/CT in the evaluation of large-vessel vasculitis: diagnostic performance and correlation with clinical and laboratory parameters

ND Papathanasiou, Y Du, LJ Menezes… - The British journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To investigate the diagnostic performance of 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)
positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in patients with suspected large-vessel vasculitis …

Diagnostic value of [18F] FDG-PET/CT for treatment monitoring in large vessel vasculitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KSM van der Geest, G Treglia… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Monitoring disease activity in patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV) can be
challenging.[18F] FDG-PET/CT is increasingly used to evaluate treatment response in LVV …

The impact of 18F-FDG PET on the management of patients with suspected large vessel vasculitis

M Fuchs, M Briel, T Daikeler, UA Walker… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to assess the impact of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron
emission tomography (PET) on the management of patients with suspected large vessel …

18F-FDG PET as a diagnostic procedure in large vessel vasculitis—a controlled, blinded re-examination of routine PET scans

P Lehmann, S Buchtala, N Achajew, P Haerle… - Clinical …, 2011 - Springer
Large vessel vasculitis can be visualized by 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET).
However, the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET is yet to be determined. We therefore …

Diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT for large vessel vasculitis: A meta-analysis.

YH Lee, SJ Choi, JD Ji, GG Song - Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2016 - europepmc.org
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of 18F-
fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) or positron-emission …

Management of large-vessel vasculitis with FDG-PET: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

M Soussan, P Nicolas, C Schramm, S Katsahian… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
We aimed to clarify the role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-
PET) in the management of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), focusing on 3 issues which are as …

Imaging large vessel vasculitis with fully integrated PET/MRI: a pilot study

I Einspieler, K Thürmel, T Pyka, M Eiber… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of hybrid [18 F]
fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/MRI in patients with large …

Large‐Vessel Vasculitis: Interobserver Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT

KDF Lensen, EFI Comans, AE Voskuyl… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. 18F‐FDG‐PET visualises inflammation. Both atherosclerosis and giant cell
arteritis cause vascular inflammation, but distinguishing the two may be difficult. The goal of …

Diagnostic performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in giant cell arteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FL Besson, JJ Parienti, B Bienvenu, JO Prior… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and perform a meta-
analysis on the diagnostic performances of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission …