title: 18F- fluoride PET/CT assessment in patients fulfilling the clinical arm of the ASAS criteria for axial spondyloarthritis. A comparative study with ankylosing spondylitis.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Investigation Center for Biotherapy INSERM CIC-1431, and Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Besançon; and Dept. of Therapeutics, and UPRES EA 4266 Pathogens and Inflammation, University of Franche Comté, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toussirot
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Cecile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caoduro
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ungureanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromuscular Examinations and Diseases, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Runge
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boulahdour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18