Atlantoaxial osteoarthritis in rheumatoid arthritis: FDG PET/CT findings.
The cervical spine is a common focus of destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and the resultant instability and neural compression represent severe complications in these patients. Evaluation of disease activity at the level of the atlantoaxial joint is important in such cases. Here, we report a 47-year-old man with a 3-year history of rheumatoid arthritis. FDG PET/CT clearly demonstrated a hot spot in the atlantoaxial area, suggesting high metabolic activity of synovitis.
Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. kaneta@rad.med.tohoku.ac.jp
Tomohiro
T
Kaneta
Takashi
T
Hakamatsuka
Takayuki
T
Yamada
Kei
K
Takase
Akihiro
A
Sato
Shuichi
S
Higano
Hiroshi
H
Ito
Hiroshi
H
Fukuda
Shoki
S
Takahashi
Shogo
S
Yamada
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18