A Case of Clinical Uncertainty Solved: Giant Cell Arteritis with Polymyalgia Rheumatica Swiftly Diagnosed with Long Axial Field of View PET

A Case of Clinical Uncertainty Solved: Giant Cell Arteritis with Polymyalgia Rheumatica Swiftly Diagnosed with Long Axial Field of View PET

The clinical presentation of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is often nonspecific. Differentiating GCA from infectious, malignant, or other autoimmune pathology based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory parameters may therefore be difficult. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG)...

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Main Authors: Pieter H. Nienhuis, Joyce van Sluis, Johannes H. van Snick, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans, Sofie Meijering, Elisabeth Brouwer, Riemer H. J. A. Slart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
LAFOV PET/CT
18F FDG PET/CT
giant cell arteritis
polymyalgia rheumatica
vasculitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2694

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