title: Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and follow-up of three patients with vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. c.bleeker-rovers@nucmed.umcn.nl
authors.forename: Chantal P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Bleeker-Rovers
authors.forename: Sebastian J H
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bredie
authors.forename: Jos W M
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: van der Meer
authors.forename: Frans H M
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Corstens
authors.forename: Wim J G
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oyen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001025:Aortitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D011241:Prednisone