Visualization and localization of rheumatoid knee synovitis with FDG-PET/CT images.
We annually evaluated (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scans for three consecutive years in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The inflammatory activity of the rheumatoid synovium was visualized in coronal and transverse sections by FDG-PET/CT. The extent and area of the synovial inflammation was relatively well delineated, and this technique was more informative in detecting inflammation than were conventional X-rays.
Ju
Ji Hyeon
JH
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Kang
Kwi Young
KY
Kim
In Je
IJ
Yoon
Jang Uk
JU
Kim
Hyun-Sook
HS
Park
Sung-Hwan
SH
Kim
Ho-Youn
HY
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18