title: [Relapsing polychondritis. Primary and follow-up diagnostics with (18)F-FDG-PET/CT].
abstract: METHODS
  This article presents an overview of the typical clinical and imaging features of relapsing polychondritis (RP), a rare autoimmune disease, based on a case report
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the diagnosis is mainly established clinically, the use of (18)F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT) has been proven to be a useful diagnostic tool to accurately determine the extent of inflammation throughout the body [corrected]. Furthermore (18)F-FDG-PET/CT provides a high sensitivity for detection of a relapse, especially when clinical and laboratory results are inconclusive. Additionally, (18)F-FDG-PET/CT helps to assess disease activity during the course of therapy.
authors: Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland, Susann-Cathrin.Schuele@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
authors: S-C
authors: SC
authors: Schüle
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Xenitidis
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Henes
authors: C
authors: C
authors: la Fougère
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Nikolaou
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Pfannenberg
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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