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- Title
Wegener’s granulomatosis detected initially by integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
- Authors
Ueda, Naoyasu; Inoue, Yasushi; Himeji, Daisuke; Shimao, Yoshiya; Oryoji, Kensuke; Mitoma, Hiroki; Arinobu, Yojiro; Niiro, Hiroaki; Tsukamoto, Hiroshi; Horiuchi, Takahiko; Ueda, Akira; Akashi, Koichi
- Abstract
Early diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment of Wegener’s granulomatosis, although this disease shows only atypical symptoms in the primary stage. This report describes a patient suspected of having a malignancy based on integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), which showed increased uptake in pulmonary nodules and nasopharyngeal mucosa. Integrated PET/CT is therefore considered to be useful to confirm the distribution and determine the optimal site for biopsy.
- Subjects
GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis; POSITRON emission; KIDNEY diseases; MEDICAL radiography; BIOPSY
- Publication
Modern Rheumatology, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 2, p205
- ISSN
1439-7595
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3109/s10165-009-0255-0