Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Hypermetabolism of Vertebral Arteries Revealing Giant Cell Arteritis.

Aurélie Daumas, Manon Scafi, Estelle Jean, Manambina Andrianasolo, Serge Cammilleri, Audrey Benyamine, Brigitte Granel

Journal: The American journal of medicine 2015;128(7):e1-2

PMID: 25660247

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Address: Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France; Service de médecine interne, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Marseille, France.; Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France; Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Nord, APHM, Marseille, France.; Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France; Service d'imagerie nucléaire, APHM, Marseille, France.; Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France; Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Nord, APHM, Marseille, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.020

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MeSH Terms: Aged, 80 and over, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Fluorine Radioisotopes, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Giant Cell Arteritis, Humans, Male, Positron-Emission Tomography, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, Subclavian Artery, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vertebral Artery