18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis: correlation with serum muscle enzymes.

Hanae Arai-OkudaTakashi NorikaneYuka YamamotoKatsuya MitamuraKengo FujimotoYasukage TakamiRisa WakiyaShusaku NakashimaHiroaki DobashiYoshihiro Nishiyama

Published in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2020)

18F-FDG PET/CT using visual and SUV methods demonstrated its usefulness by discriminating PM/DM from non-muscular diseases and correlating with serum muscle enzymes in patients with PM/DM.

Keyphrases

particulate matter
interstitial lung disease
air pollution
skeletal muscle
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
heavy metals
systemic sclerosis
water soluble
disease activity
metabolic syndrome
systemic lupus erythematosus
type diabetes
risk assessment
insulin resistance
weight loss