The prognostic value of baseline (18)F-FDG PET/CT in steroid-naïve large-vessel vasculitis: introduction of volume-based parameters

• Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 340 - 348
• Main Authors: Dellavedova, L, Carletto, M, Faggioli, P, Sciascera, A, Del Sole, A, Mazzone, A, Maffioli, L S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage; Aged; Arteritis - diagnostic imaging; Arteritis - drug therapy; Arteritis - pathology; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multimodal Imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiopharmaceuticals; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; 18F-FDG PET/CT; Prognosis; Volume-based parameters; Large-vessel vasculitis

The aim of this study was to analyse if the result of a baseline (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan, in large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) patients, is able to predict the course of the disease, not only in terms of presence/absence of final complications but also i...