Wegener's granulomatosis overlapping with Takayasu's arteritis revealed by FDG-PET scan

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-149

  Vandergheynst, F ^a   Goldman, S ^a   Cogan, E ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FDG PET scan; Takayasu's arteritis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; REMISSION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 33847305919     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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