title: F-18 FDG PET findings of Takayasu arteritis before and after immunosuppressive therapy.
abstract: A 73-year-old woman with a 3-month history of fever of unknown origin underwent F-18 FDG positron emission tomography (PET). The serum C-reactive protein was 9.62 mg/dL. Her systolic blood pressure was 120 and 96 mm Hg in the right and left arms, respectively. FDG PET images demonstrated intense FDG uptake in the aorta and bilateral subclavian and brachiocephalic arteries consistent with Takayasu arteritis. After 6 weeks of immunosuppressive therapy, a follow-up PET scan showed disappearance of the large vessel uptake of FDG. She was asymptomatic, with a normal C-reactive protein (0.06 mg/dL).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwabu
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dobashi
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: Katsuharu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kittaka
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18