Ultrasonographic and FDG-PET imaging in active giant cell arteritis of the carotid arteries

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-271

  Pfadenhauer, Karl ^a   Rull T ^a  

^a KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; FDG PET; Giant cell arteritis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; STEROID;

AGED; AORTA; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 28344447562     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.34.4.269     Document Type: Article

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