Impact of ultrasound limitation to assess aortitis in patients with giant cell arteritis: comparative study with FDG-PET/CT.
Juan Molina ColladaIsabel CastrejónIrene Monjo HenryElisa Fernández-FernandezGabriela Torres OrtizJulia Martínez-BarrioJosé María Álvaro-GraciaEugenio de MiguelPublished in: RMD open (2023)
FDG-PET/CT can detect aortitis in one out of every three patients with US-proven GCA. However, a negative US examination for LV-GCA suggests a low risk of aortitis. Younger and female GCA patients with thrombocytosis, absence of visual manifestations and LV-GCA on US may more frequently present aortitis by FDG-PET/CT.