We aimed to clarify the role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-
PET) in the management of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), focusing on 3 issues which are as …

For decades, conventional nuclear medicine techniques have been utilized for the
assessment of many infectious and inflammatory diseases. Most of these techniques have …

The term crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) refers to a pathologic condition characterized
by extracapillary proliferation in> 50% of glomeruli. Clinically crescentic GN is characterized …

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare systemic disease characterized by
granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract and necrotizing vasculitis of small and …

Currently no validated diagnostic system for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-
associated vasculitis (AAV) is available. Therefore, diagnosing AAV is often challenging. We …

Macrophages are key players in the pathogenesis of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) and may
serve as a target for diagnostic imaging of LVV. The radiotracer, 18 F-FDG has proven to be …

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are a group of
pauci-immune small vessel vasculitides that often affect the kidneys manifesting as rapidly …

Abstract 18F-FDG PET/CT occupies a growing role in the diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis
(LVV), illustrating enhanced uptake in the lining of large vessels. A retrospective single …

Imaging in systemic vasculitis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Imaging in systemic vasculitis
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ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a subgroup of vasculitides characterized by the
detection of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA). Until recently, the pathogenesis of …