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68Ga-DOTA-RGD2 Uptake in Plantar Fasciitis: New Insights into its Pathogenesis

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Plantar fasciitis is chronic degenerative tendinopathy of the plantar fascia. Although it has many treatment modalities, none has been very effective due to the largely unknown pathogenesis of this condition. 68Ga-DOTA-RGD2 has an upcoming role in assessing disease activity and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis. In the present case, we demonstrate the potential role of angiogenesis imaging in understanding the pathogenesis of plantar fasciitis and provide new opportunities for novel imaging options.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Piyush Aggarwal, Harmandeep Singh & Rajender Kumar

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Aman Sharma

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Correspondence to Rajender Kumar.

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Piyush Aggarwal, Harmandeep Singh, Rajender Kumar, and Aman Sharma declare that they have no competing interest.

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Aggarwal, P., Singh, H., Kumar, R. et al. 68Ga-DOTA-RGD2 Uptake in Plantar Fasciitis: New Insights into its Pathogenesis. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 56, 169–170 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-022-00743-9

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