F-18 PET-CT Showing Large Vessel Vasculitis in a Patient With High Inflammatory Markers and No Localizing Symptoms

F-18 PET-CT Showing Large Vessel Vasculitis in a Patient With High Inflammatory Markers and No Localizing Symptoms

In this report, we describe the use of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) as an early investigation in a patient with high inflammatory markers and no localizing symptoms. PET-CT showed arteritis of large vessels, subsequently confirmed as giant cell arteritis on biopsy. We ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2009-11, Vol.34 (11), p.785-787
Hauptverfasser: Schreiber, Benjamin E, Tam, Henry Ho Ching, Carvalho, Chris, Wong, Wai Lup, Russell, Andrew I, Higgens, Clare S
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Arteries - pathology
Biomarkers - metabolism
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Inflammation - diagnostic imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vasculitis - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:In this report, we describe the use of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) as an early investigation in a patient with high inflammatory markers and no localizing symptoms. PET-CT showed arteritis of large vessels, subsequently confirmed as giant cell arteritis on biopsy. We have therefore avoided other investigations which would otherwise be performed to exclude occult infection and malignancy. This report has highlighted the expanding role of PET-CT for the rheumatologist.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181b7db59