FDG-PET in Large Vessel Vasculitis
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Use of FDG-PET Scan for the Assessment of Large Vessel Vasculitis
Temporal artery biopsy will only detect (part of) the cranial forms of giant cell arteritis. For the large vessel variant of this type of vasculitis, FDG-PET is the technique of choice. Since treatment of large vessel vasculitis implies long-term treatment with steroids, it is important to have a firm diagnosis. I suggest performing a FDG-PET scan in every patient in whom large vessel vasculiti...
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