Comparing Diagnostic Performance of Short and Long [ 18 F]FDG-PET Acquisition Times in Giant Cell Arteritis

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 62
• Main Authors: Nienhuis, Pieter H, van Nieuwland, Marieke, van Praagh, Gijs D, Markusiewicz, Karolina, Colin, Edgar M, van der Geest, Kornelis S M, Wagenaar, Nils, Brouwer, Elisabeth, Alves, Celina, Slart, Riemer H J A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.12.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Aneurysms; Biopsy; Cameras; diagnostic accuracy; fluorodeoxyglucose; giant cell arteritis; large-vessel vasculitis; Patients; positron emission tomography; Tomography; vascular inflammation; Vein & artery diseases; giant cell arteritis; diagnostic accuracy; intra-observer agreement; inter-observer agreement; large-vessel vasculitis; vascular inflammation; fluorodeoxyglucose; positron emission tomography

(1) Background: In giant cell arteritis (GCA), the assessment of cranial arteries using [ F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([ F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) combined with low-dose computed tomography (CT) may be challenging due to low image quality. This study aimed to investigate the effect of prolo...