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 Gormsen

Published 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.

Keyphrases

giant cell
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
computed tomography
pet ct
pet imaging