Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in patients with unexplained chronic uveitis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-184

  Seve, Pascal ^a,b   Billotey, Claire ^c,d   Janier, Marc ^c,d   Grange, Jean Daniel ^b,e   Broussolle, Christiane ^a,b   Kodjikian, Laurent ^b,e  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

18F Fluorodeoxyglucose; Positron emission tomography; Sarcoidosis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UVEITIS; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 68949101317     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940902788221     Document Type: Article

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