Diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis using [18F]-FDG PET-CT;Diagnosi di vasculite dei grandi vasi con 18F-FDG PET-TC

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 633-647

  Rozzanigo, U ^a   Pellegrin, A ^a   Centonze, M ^a   Casagranda, G ^a   Erini, M ^b   Donner, D ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Radiodiagnostica   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET CT; Aortitis; Giant cell arteritis; Large vessel vasculitis; Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULITIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 84879418925     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-012-0901-z     Document Type: Article

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