Does PET-CT predict disease activity in Takayasu's arteritis?

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-239

  Gupta, R ^a   Kavimandan, A ^a   Kumar, R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS;

EID: 45549103556     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740701774958     Document Type: Letter

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