Abstract Number: 1968 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinct Distribution Patterns of Large Vessel Vasculitis Assessed with 18f-FDG PET/CT: Evidence from Principal Component and Cluster Analyses
Background/Purpose: The performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity of LVV has not been fully established. The interpretation of data…Abstract Number: 1318 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Large Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using FDG-PET/CT: A Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: The assessments of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are mainly restricted to small joints in the hands and feet. However, the…Abstract Number: 2751 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
18F-FDG PET/CT in Vascular Disease Due to Behçet’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT is considered as a useful tool in assessing active vascular inflammation in large vessel vasculitis. Lower extremity vein…Abstract Number: 2140 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Agreement Among FDG-PET/CT, Ultrasound and Physical Examination in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The lack of tools to accurately measure and quantify joint inflammation is a challenging problem in the study of inflammatory arthritis. No gold standard…Abstract Number: 354 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Vascular Wall Inflammation in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis As Measured By an 18F-FDG-PET/CT Scan
Background/Purpose : Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Like active RA, atherosclerosis is an inflammatory process. There…Abstract Number: 337 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Vivo Quantification of Joint Inflammation in a Murine Arthritis Model by Anato-Molecular Imaging
Background/Purpose: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using the radiotracer 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) with X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) has the ability of producing an in vivo, three-dimensional quantitative…