%0 Journal Article 
%T Clinical utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in Takayasu arteritis -- a report of 3 demonstrative cases.
%D 2013
%@ 0315-162X
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10906/78353
%X 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 …
%K Ciencias socio biomédicas
%K Medical sciences
%K Artritis
%K Enfermedad granulomatosa crónica
%~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN