TY  -  JOUR 
TI  - Clinical utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in Takayasu arteritis -- a report of 3 demonstrative cases.
PB  - Journal of Rheumatology
PY  - 2013
issn 0315-162X
AB  - Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous disease affecting aorta and its main branches1. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) may be useful in assessing disease activity of TA.

We describe 3 demonstrative cases. In case 1, a 44-year-old man was admitted with a fever of unknown origin. The levels of acute phase reactants (APR) were elevated. Pulse in the left upper arm was undetectable and the …
KW  - Ciencias socio biomédicas
KW  - Medical sciences
KW  - Artritis
KW  - Enfermedad granulomatosa crónica
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10906/78353
ER  -