18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis

A majority of the clinical use of positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) is related to cancer management. Its application in evaluating inflammatory diseases and pyrexia of unknown origin is becoming popular. We reviewed the fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT findings of an 8...

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Main Authors: Abdul Jalil, Nordin, Abdul Rahim, Noraini, Md Shalleh, Nursuzaili, Rossetti, Claudio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Singapore Medical Association 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12632/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12632/1/18F-FDG%20positron%20emissin%20tomography.pdf
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author Abdul Jalil, Nordin
Abdul Rahim, Noraini
Md Shalleh, Nursuzaili
Rossetti, Claudio
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description A majority of the clinical use of positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) is related to cancer management. Its application in evaluating inflammatory diseases and pyrexia of unknown origin is becoming popular. We reviewed the fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT findings of an 80-year-old woman with nonspecific clinical presentation consisting of generalised malaise, moderately high fever and weight loss. Prior CT and magnetic resonance imaging were not helpful in providing a clinical diagnosis. The diagnosis was Horton's arteritis, and the patient responded well to high-dose steroids.
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spelling upm-126322015-12-02T03:43:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12632/ 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis Abdul Jalil, Nordin Abdul Rahim, Noraini Md Shalleh, Nursuzaili Rossetti, Claudio A majority of the clinical use of positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) is related to cancer management. Its application in evaluating inflammatory diseases and pyrexia of unknown origin is becoming popular. We reviewed the fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT findings of an 80-year-old woman with nonspecific clinical presentation consisting of generalised malaise, moderately high fever and weight loss. Prior CT and magnetic resonance imaging were not helpful in providing a clinical diagnosis. The diagnosis was Horton's arteritis, and the patient responded well to high-dose steroids. Singapore Medical Association 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12632/1/18F-FDG%20positron%20emissin%20tomography.pdf Abdul Jalil, Nordin and Abdul Rahim, Noraini and Md Shalleh, Nursuzaili and Rossetti, Claudio (2008) 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis. Singapore Medical Journal, 49 (7). e178-e182. ISSN 0037-5675
spellingShingle Abdul Jalil, Nordin
Abdul Rahim, Noraini
Md Shalleh, Nursuzaili
Rossetti, Claudio
18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis
title 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis
title_full 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis
title_fullStr 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis
title_full_unstemmed 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis
title_short 18F-FDG positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging Horton's arteritis
title_sort 18f-fdg positron emission tomography computed tomography and the "underground map" appearance in imaging horton's arteritis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12632/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12632/1/18F-FDG%20positron%20emissin%20tomography.pdf