Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis

Headache

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1216-1219

  Szmodis, Michael L ^a   Reba, Richard C ^a   Earl Graef, David ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Headache; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34648829900     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00891.x     Document Type: Article

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