title: (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging in granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
abstract: The paper gives an overview of the literature data on uptake of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) into the different tissue lesions which may occur in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly called Wegener's syndrome). It discusses the cellular mechanisms of such (18)F-FDG uptake, which provide a basis for its interpretation in the context of (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) for inflammatory conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan, Brugge-Oostende Ruddershove 10, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium. frank.degeeter@azsintjan.be.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Geeter
authors.forename: Pieterjan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gykiere
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; 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