Whole body imaging using 18-Fluorine Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) with or without contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) in dignosing arteritis

• Main Authors: Nordin, Abdul Jalil, Abdul Rahim, Noraini, Rossetti, Claudio, Lind, Peter, Kresnik, Ewald
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40191/1/Whole%20body%20imaging%20using%2018-Fluorine%20Fluorodeoxyglucose.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40191/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2009V05N1_CS01.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Introduction: Takayasu’s Arteritis and Horton’s Arteritis are two rare cases of autoimmune complex diseases resulting in sterile inflammatory reactions affecting the wall of large and medium sized arteries. Various radiological and interventional methods employed are inconclusive and become diagn...