title: Acute inflammatory aortitis: utility of hybrid imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography in diagnosis and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7RD, UK. eric.mcwilliams@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: McWilliams
authors.forename: Katarzyna K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001025:Aortitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone