Evaluation of baseline F-18 FDG positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and assessment of giant cell arteritis.
Burak InceEmine Göknur IşikZeynep Gözde ÖzkanYasemin YalcinkayaBahar Artim EsenAhmet GülMurat InançPublished in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2024)
The performance of F18-FDG PET/CT in diagnosing LV involvement in GCA is favourable, and the severity of FDG uptake in the vessel wall correlates with the acute phase response. Patients with extracranial involvement on PET/CT exhibit distinct features, including a younger age and female predominance. Additionally, these patients appear to experience fewer relapses and require lower doses of glucocorticoids. However, the clinical significance of PET/CT in patients who met ACR/EULAR classification criteria, predominantly consisting of patients with ischemic cranial symptoms, could not be determined in our study.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- giant cell
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- ejection fraction
- pet imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- machine learning
- deep learning
- peritoneal dialysis
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- patient reported outcomes
- internal carotid artery
- sleep quality
- brain injury
- physical activity
- cerebral ischemia