Are We Missing Diagnosis of Large Vessel Vasculitis

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Are We Missing Diagnosis of Large Vessel Vasculitis Are We Missing Diagnosis of Large Vessel Vasculitis? Role of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT Scan Roger M. Vega, MD, Fabio Morales, MD, Suresh Kumar, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 128, Issue 7, Pages e15-e16 (July 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.008 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 18F-FDG PET-CT scan, coronal view. (A) Increased uptake in the thoracic aorta. (B) Minor residual disease after 8 weeks of immunosuppressive therapy. The American Journal of Medicine 2015 128, e15-e16DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.008) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions