Simple dichotomous assessment of cranial artery inflammation by conventional 18F-FDG PET/CT shows high accuracy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: a case-control study.
Berit Dalsgaard NielsenIb Tønder HansenStine KramerAte HaraldsenKarin HjorthaugTrond Velde BogsrudJune Anita EjlersenLars Bjørn StolleKresten Krarup KellerPhilip TherkildsenEllen-Margrethe HaugeLars Christian GormsenPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
Conventional 18F-FDG PET/CT is an accurate and reliable tool to diagnose cranial arteritis in glucocorticoid-naïve GCA patients. The high diagnostic specificity suggests that TAB can be omitted in patients with 18F-FDG uptake in cranial arteries. 18F-FDG PET/CT performed in patients with suspected vasculitis should always include the head and neck.