Positron emission tomography use in the diagnosis and follow up of Takayasu's arteritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1091-1093

  Moreno, D ^a   Yuste, J R ^a   Rodriguez M ^a   Garcia Velloso M J ^a   Prieto, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 21344469933     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.029561     Document Type: Article

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