Maxillary artery 18F-FDG uptake as a new finding on PET/CT scan in a cohort of 41 patients suspected of having giant cell arteritis

Int J Rheum Dis. 2018 Feb;21(2):560-562. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13241. Epub 2017 Dec 6.

Authors

Anthony M Sammel^{1

2}, Edward Hsiao³, Katherine Nguyen¹, Geoffrey Schembri^{2

3}, Rodger Laurent^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 29210201
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.13241

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / administration & dosage*
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Maxillary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiopharmaceuticals / administration & dosage*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18