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[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease

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Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare disease that can be difficult to diagnose in its early stage. A young woman with a fever and neck pain was thought to have TA, although computed tomographic angiography did not show any specific changes of the arteries. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([18F]FDG-PET) was performed to detect the source of the inflammation. Specific accumulation of [18F]FDG-6-phosphate in the thoracic aorta and its direct branches was observed, leading to a diagnosis of TA. [18F]FDG-PET is therefore considered to be useful for the diagnosis of early-stage TA.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-0012, Japan

    Kunihiko Umekita, Ichiro Takajo, Syunichi Miyauchi, Katoko Tsurumura, Siro Ueno, Norio Kusumoto, Yasufumi Kai, Masayuki Kuroki, Takashi Sasaki & Akihiko Okayama

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Umekita, K., Takajo, I., Miyauchi, S. et al. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease. Mod Rheumatol 16, 243–247 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-006-0485-3

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