1. Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica on FDG-PET/CT
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Hideto Kameda, Yohei Munetomo, Akira Baba, Shintaro Nakajima, Yumi Okuyama, K. Mizushina, and Kimiichi Uno
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musculoskeletal diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,FDG‐PET/CT ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,polymyalgia rheumatica ,Polymyalgia rheumatica ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Clinical Images ,immune system diseases ,medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,Blindness ,giant cell arteritis ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Giant cell arteritis ,Clinical Image ,cardiovascular system ,Temporal artery ,Fdg pet ct ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
Key Clinical Message If there is no pain in the temporal artery, the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) may be delayed and blindness may occur. Therefore, FDG‐PET/CT is important as a modality for diagnosis of GCA. When GCA is suspected and F‐18 FDG‐PET/CT is performed, it is worthwhile to pay attention to shoulder and hip joints as polymyalgia rheumatica commonly presents with GCA.
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- 2017
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