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Abstract Number: 791 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Large Vessel Vasculitis: A Longitudinal Case Control Study Using Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography
Filippo Crescentini¹, Francesco Muratore², Lucia Spaggiari³, Giulia Pazzola¹, Luigi Boiardi¹, Nicolò Pipitone¹ and Carlo Salvarani⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS; Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Radiology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS; Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio-Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: To evaluate aortic diameter and predictors of aortic dilatation using FDG-PET/CT in a longitudinally followed cohort of patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV) compared…

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