18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and followup of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 122-125

  Vaglio, Augusto ^a   Versari, Annibale ^b   Fraternali, Alessandro ^b   Ferrozzi, Francesco ^c   Salvarani, Carlo ^b   Buzio, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Arcispedale S Maria   (Italy)

^c Department of Internal Medicine and Pneuumology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

EID: 13444252275     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20914     Document Type: Article

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