Large vessel vasculitis imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT

1953 null Objectives null The diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis is difficult for a multiplicity of clinical manifestations and lack of diagnostic tests. 18F-FDG PET/CT (FDG) appears to be a useful diagnostic tool. null Methods null 51 patients were prospectively examined with FDG between February 2010 and September 2012; 34 with suspected large vessel vasculitis (LVV), 10 with LVV during steroid therapy, and 7 with fever of unknown origin...