18 F-FDG-PET/MRI in patients with Graves' orbitopathy.

Manuel WeberCornelius DeuschlNikolaos BechrakisLale UmutluGerald AntochAnja EcksteinIna BinseMichael Oeverhaus

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)

TLG and MTV derived from FDG-PET appear to be good discriminators for severe vs. mild-to-moderate GO and show a significant correlation with NOSPECS. As expected, PET parameters of individual eye muscles were not correlated with associated eye motility, since fibrosis, and not inflammation, is mainly responsible for restricted motility. In conclusion, 18F-FDG-PET/MRI can be used for assessment of GO inflammation.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
computed tomography
oxidative stress
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
biofilm formation
diffusion weighted imaging
early onset
escherichia coli
cystic fibrosis
candida albicans