Differentiation of lower limb vasculitis from physiological uptake on FDG PET/CT imaging

S Weng, Y Li, Q Wang, Y Zhao, Y Zhou - Annals of Nuclear Medicine, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Diagnosis of vasculitis with F-18 FDG-PET/CT: quantification of arterial wall activity in vasculitis patients and controls

M Mueller, J Henes, C Pfannenberg, R Bares… - 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
1069 Objectives: F-18-FDG-PET-CT has been shown to be suitable for the diagnosis of
vasculitis. To estimate the metabolic activity of the arterial wall, a visual score in comparison …

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 …

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 …

18F-FDG uptake in main arterial branches of patients with large vessel vasculitis: visual and semiquantitative analysis

M Castellani, M Vadrucci, L Florimonte… - Annals of nuclear …, 2016 - Springer
Objective Over the last decade, the contribution of 18 F-FDG (FDG) PET/CT imaging to the
diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis has been widely investigated. The aim of this study was …

FDG-PET for imaging of non-osseous infection and inflammation

FJ Vos, CP Bleeker-Rovers… - … Quarterly Journal of …, 2006 - search.proquest.com
FDG-PET is emerging as a promising imaging technique in non-osseous infectious and
inflammatory diseases, as an increasing number of reports are appearing in literature. In …

The Clinical Impact of Using 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Suspected Vasculitis: The Effect of Dose and Timing of Glucocorticoid Treatment

K Taimen, SP Salomäki, U Hohenthal… - Contrast Media & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
18F‐Fluorodeoxyglucose positron‐emission tomography (18F‐FDG‐PET) with computed
tomography (CT) is effective for diagnosing large vessel vasculitis, but its usefulness in …

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

I Einspieler, K Thürmel, M Eiber, T Pyka, M Essler - 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
185 Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the value of hybrid PET/MR in the
diagnosis, disease extent and disease activity of large vessel vasculitis (LVV). Methods The …

Imaging features of 18F-FDG PET/CT in different types of systemic vasculitis

Z Chen, Y Zhao, Q Wang, Y Li, H Li, Y Zhou - Clinical rheumatology, 2022 - Springer
Objective To analyze 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography
(PET)/computed tomography (CT) image features in different types of systemic vasculitis and …

FDG PET Imaging of Large-Vessel Vasculitis.

Q Cao, W Chen - PET clinics, 2012 - europepmc.org
Diagnosis of vasculitis is challenging given the nonspecific manifestations of the
diseases.[(18) F] Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been …