Value of Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy with 99mTc-HYNIC-TOC in Patients with Primary Sjögren Syndrome.

Luz Kelly AnzolaJosè Nelson RiveraRudi A DierckxChiara LauriStefano ValabregaFilippo Galli Sergio Mauricio Moreno-López Andor W J M Glaudemans Alberto Signore

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)

99mTc-HYNIC-TOC scintigraphy identified active inflammatory processes not only in the salivary glands, but, unexpectedly, also in many joints in patients with primary SS, contrary to popular belief. This technique provides an objective parameter to evaluate the inflammation burden in salivary glands and joints and could be used to evaluate response to treatment.

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