Diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography for assessment of disease activity in large vessel vasculitis.
Nicolai SchrammJanina IngenhoffClaudia DechantKarla-Maria TreitlMarcus TreitlFabian ProftHendrik Schulze-KoopsUlrich HoffmannPeter BartensteinAxel RomingerMichael CzihalPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)
Positron emission tomography is specific and reliable in disease activity assessment of LVV, but lacks sensitivity for detecting active disease in patients under long-term immunosuppressive treatment.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- disease activity
- computed tomography
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- pet ct
- pet imaging
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported
- clinical evaluation
- replacement therapy