Detection of Inflammatory Lesions by F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

Objective. To evaluate the usefulness of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging in the management of patients with inflammatory myopathy. We examined whether FDG-PET scanning detects myositis or extramuscular lesions in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). Methods. FDG-PET imaging was performed in 24 patients with active inflammatory myopathy (PM, 11; DM, 13). The images were read by...