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For: Umekita K, Takajo I, Miyauchi S, Tsurumura K, Ueno S, Kusumoto N, Kai Y, Kuroki M, Sasaki T, Okayama A. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease. Mod Rheumatol 2006;16:243-7. [PMID: 16906376 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-006-0485-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]

For:	Umekita K, Takajo I, Miyauchi S, Tsurumura K, Ueno S, Kusumoto N, Kai Y, Kuroki M, Sasaki T, Okayama A. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease. Mod Rheumatol 2006;16:243-7. [PMID: 16906376 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-006-0485-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]

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Sreih AG, Alibaz-Oner F, Kermani TA, Aydin SZ, Cronholm PF, Davis T, Easley E, Gul A, Mahr A, McAlear CA, Milman N, Robson JC, Tomasson G, Direskeneli H, Merkel PA. Development of a Core Set of Outcome Measures for Large-vessel Vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2016. J Rheumatol 2017;44:1933-1937. [PMID: 28864646 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.161467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]

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Antoine G Sreih From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Fatma Alibaz-Oner From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Tanaz A Kermani From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Sibel Z Aydin From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Peter F Cronholm From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Trocon Davis From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Ebony Easley From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Ahmet Gul From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Alfred Mahr From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Carol A McAlear From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Nataliya Milman From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Joanna C Robson From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Gunnar Tomasson From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Haner Direskeneli From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania
Peter A Merkel From the Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France; University of the West of England; University of Bristol; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, UK; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. .,A.G. Sreih, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital; T.A. Kermani, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles; S.Z. Aydin, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; P.F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; T. Davis, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; E. Easley, MPH, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania; A. Gul, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Mahr, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Paris Diderot; C.A. McAlear, MA, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; N. Milman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust; G. Tomasson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland; H. Direskeneli, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine; P.A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania.

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Shu X, Xu X, Peng Q, Lu X, Ma L, Mi N, Wang G. Diagnostic value of PET/CT for giant cell arteritis combined with pulmonary embolism presenting: Case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017;96:e7651. [PMID: 28767581 PMCID: PMC5626135 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open

Nakagomi D, Jayne D. Outcome assessment in Takayasu arteritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015;55:1159-71. [PMID: 26472566 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open

Sağer S, Yılmaz S, Ozhan M, Halaç M, Ergül N, Ciftci H, Cermik TF. F-18 Fdg PET/CT Findings of a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis Before and After Therapy. Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2012;21:32-4. [PMID: 23486556 PMCID: PMC3590965 DOI: 10.4274/mirt.021896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open

Abraham M, Lazareth I, Bonardel G, Albiges L, Dechaud C, Marini V, Michon-Pasturel U, Molinier V, Priollet P. [Kikuchi disease and lupus: case report, literature review and FDG PET/CT interest]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011;36:274-9. [PMID: 21757306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmv.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]

Ergül N, Halac M, Cermik TF, Ozaras R, Sager S, Onsel C, Uslu I. The Diagnostic Role of FDG PET/CT in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin. Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2011;20:19-25. [PMID: 23487158 PMCID: PMC3590939 DOI: 10.4274/mirt.20.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open

Abstract

Objective: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenge for the physician and needs use of clinical, laboratory, and imaging studies and also invasive and/or non-invasive interventions to detect the etiology. The aim of present study was to assess the role of FDG PET/CT in determining the etiology in patients with FUO.

Material and Methods: Twenty-four patients (median age 52, range 5-77 years, 6 female, 18 male) who were diagnosed with FUO were retrospectively analyzed in this study. Before the FDG PET/CT studies, none of them had a definitive reason for their diseases investigated by conventional radiological or scintigraphic methods, clinical and laboratory observations.

Results: The positive result was achieved in 19 (79.2%) of 24 patients as findings of the FDG PET/CT. However, FDG PET/CT was useful for definitive diagnosis in 12 (63.2%) of 19 positive patients. Malignant diseases were determined to be the underlying cause of FUO in 5 (41.6%) of 12 patients. Noninfectious inflammatory causes were detected in 2 (16.7%) patients, infections were exhibited in 3 (25%) patients, and miscellaneous diseases demonstrated in 2 (16.7%) patients. In 7 patients the detected pathological uptakes on FDG PET/CT were not helpful for the definitive diagnosis. In remaining 5 patients who showed no pathological uptake in the FDG PET/CT, diagnosis could not be established by other methods, as well. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for the determination of FUO etiology were 92.3%, 45.4%, 63.1%, and 100% for FDG PET/CT.

Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that FDG PET/CT seems to have considerable contribution to reveal the reason of undiagnosed patients with FUO investigated by conventional diagnostic methods, clinical and laboratory observations.

Conflict of interest:None declared.

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FDG-PET or PET/CT in Fever of Unknown Origin: The Diagnostic Role of Underlying Primary Disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR IMAGING 2011;2011:318051. [PMID: 21490728 PMCID: PMC3065735 DOI: 10.1155/2011/318051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]

Masugata H, Senda S, Dobashi H, Himoto T, Murao K, Okuyama H, Inukai M, Hosomi N, Kohno M, Nishiyama Y, Kohno T, Goda F. Cardio-ankle vascular index for evaluating immunosuppressive therapy in a patient with aortitis syndrome. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2011;222:77-81. [PMID: 20823665 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.222.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]

Brunner J, Feldman BM, Tyrrell PN, Kuemmerle-Deschner JB, Zimmerhackl LB, Gassner I, Benseler SM. Takayasu arteritis in children and adolescents. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010;49:1806-14. [PMID: 20562196 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open

Liozon E, Monteil J, Ly KH, Vidal E. [Vasculitis assessment with [18F]FDG positron emission tomography]. Rev Med Interne 2010;31:417-27. [PMID: 20416990 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2009.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Revised: 05/27/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]

Masugata H, Senda S, Himoto T, Murao K, Dobashi H, Kitano Y, Okuyama H, Inukai M, Hosomi N, Kohno M, Nishiyama Y, Kohno T, Goda F. Detection of increased arterial stiffness in a patient with early stage of large vessel vasculitis by measuring cardio-ankle vascular index. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2009;219:101-5. [PMID: 19776526 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.219.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]

Lahaxe L, Sanson A, Girszyn N, Levesque H, Marie I. Une fièvre inexpliquée. Rev Med Interne 2008;29:919-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 01/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]