18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Findings of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis.
Elena Heras-RecueroMarta Martínez de Bourio-AllonaLaura Cristina Landaeta-KancevTeresa Blázquez-SánchezArantxa Torres-RosellóMiguel Álvarez-RubioMariam Belhaj-GandarJuan Antonio Martínez-LópezLuis Martínez-DhierJavier LlorcaRaquel LargoMiguel Angel González-GayPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Significant extravascular 18F-FDG-PET-CT uptake may help establish a clinical diagnosis of PMR in patients with LV-GCA. These patients are more commonly diagnosed with PMR if they have significant FDG uptake in the shoulder, greater trochanter, and lumbar interspinous areas.