title: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography improves diagnostics of inflammatory arteritis.
abstract: Based on the unique property of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose, localization and follow-up of hypermetabolic processes is possible with positron emission tomography (PET). The dual-modality PET/computed tomography (CT) systems provide intrinsically fused morphologic and functional data in a single examination. We report on two patients with inflammatory aortitis and positive PET/CT findings. A 57-year-old woman with an inflammatory process involving the thoracolumbal aorta with an aneurysm and a 48-year-old woman with an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta and pronounced fluorodeoxyglucose-uptake. The advantages in differentiation of vessel wall structures compared with PET or CT alone are pointed out.
authors: Department of Angiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany. knut.kroeger@uni-essen.de
authors: Knut
authors: K
authors: Kröger
authors: Gerald
authors: G
authors: Antoch
authors: Mathias
authors: M
authors: Goyen
authors: Lutz S
authors: LS
authors: Freudenberg
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Veit
authors: Ilse
authors: I
authors: Janicke
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Bockisch
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Forsting
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18