Visualization of the Internal Thoracic Arteries in Giant Cell Arteritis on 18 F-FDG Semiconductor PET/CT.
Clin Nucl Med
; 49(5): 484-485, 2024 May 01.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38456458
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT A 72-year-old woman presented with the fever and the pain of skull and face for 2 weeks. 18 F-FDG PET/CT equipped with semiconductor detectors revealed strong uptake not only in the temporal, cervical, subclavian arteries, and aorta, but also in the bilateral internal thoracic arteries. The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis was made. Semiconductor PET can visualize small arteries such as the internal thoracic artery. The patients with giant cell arteritis are at a high risk of ischemic heart disease, and inflammatory involvement of the internal thoracic arteries may affect the outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Giant Cell Arteritis
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Mammary Arteries
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Nucl Med
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Clin. nucl. med
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Clinical nuclear medicine
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos