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Giant Cell Arteritis
Study results from George Washington University, Medical Department in the area of giant cell arteritis published
June 22nd, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Rheumatology, "There are increasing data demonstrating the role of flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computerized tomography fusion ((18)FDG PET-CT) in the diagnosis of large vessel vasculitides, including Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis (Hara et al. 1999; Blockmans et al. 1999; Turlakow et al. 2001]. We report a case of large vessel giant cell arteritis involving the major branches of the aorta as detected on (18)FDG PET-CT." "A 56-year-old woman returning to the USA after visiting her native Iraq presented to our rheumatology department with fever of unknown origin...
Source: Hematology Week (2009-06-22)
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