Utility of PET/CT in the diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Nov;77(11):e81. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212660. Epub 2017 Nov 16.

Authors

Lucie Descamps¹, Louis Olagne², Charles Merlin³, Florent Cachin³, Martin Soubrier¹, Sylvain Mathieu¹

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Department, Gabriel Montpied Teaching Hospital, Clermont University, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
² Internal Medicine Department, Gabriel Montpied Teaching Hospital, Clermont University, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
³ Nuclear Medicine, Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

PMID: 29146739
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212660

No abstract available

Keywords: giant cell arteritis; polymyalgia rheumatica; rheumatoid arthritis; spondyloarthritis; systemic vasculitis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Fever of Unknown Origin*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Inflammation
Polymyalgia Rheumatica*
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Prospective Studies

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18