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01-02-2020 | Images that Teach
Takayasu arteritis detected by PET/MRI with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
Authors:
Yasuchika Takeishi, MD, PhD, Takatoyo Kiko, MD, Tetsuro Yokokawa, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kunii, MD, PhD, Shohei Ichimura, MD, Shiori Takizawa, MD, Atsuro Masuda, MD, PhD, Takashi Kaneshiro, MD, PhD, Takuya Ando, MD, Seiichi Takenoshita, MD, PhD
Published in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Issue 1/2020
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Excerpt
Takayasu arteritis is an auto-immune inflammatory disease, which involves the aorta and its major branches, and is common in young to middle-aged women. The inflammation results in narrowing of arteries, and coronary arteries are sometimes involved in Takayasu arteritis, leading to lethal events.
1 It has been reported that PET/CT with
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is sensitive to detect recurrence in Takayasu arteritis.
2,
3 Here, we present
18F-FDG PET/ MRI images of Takayasu arteritis with coronary stenoses. …
