In the last two decades, advancements in positron emission tomography (PET) technology
have increased the diagnostic accuracy of patients with large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) …

Abstract Aim To explore [fluorine‐18]‐fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐d‐glucose positron‐emission‐
tomography/computed tomography (18FDG‐PET/CT) in patients where standard …

Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) with the involvement of extracranial vessels is
increasingly coming into focus. Isolated aortic involvement in the acute phase of GCA is …

Abstract Background 18F-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography,
with contrast enhanced CT (PET-CT), is recommended as a first or a second-line imaging …

Infective native aortic aneurysms (INAA) are aneurysms arising from infection of the aortic
wall. Treatment is demanding with 5-year survival rates between 53 and 55%. The aim of …

The subclavian artery is an important structure that may be overlooked at CT of the chest
and neck, in part because of its anatomic location at the periphery of the field of view but …

We assessed the role of [18F] FDG-PET/CT in identifying and managing cancer of unknown
primary site (CUP syndrome). We reviewed [18F] FDG-PET/CT scans of individuals with …

Crohn's disease (CD) and Takayasu arteritis (TA) are two distinct clinical entities. Τhe
likelihood of both diseases coexisting is low, and although CD co-occurs with all types of …

Background Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenging clinical problem in medicine
that needs collaboration of various diagnostic techniques to establish the accurate …

Purposes To analyze the difference of 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) uptake
between vasculitis and non-vasculitic patients in PET/CT imaging and the factors related to …