Abnormalities at three musculoskeletal sites on whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography can diagnose polymyalgia rheumatica with high sensitivity and specificity.

Purpose: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT findings in PMR and generate a diagnostic algorithm utilizing a minimum number of musculoskeletal sites. Methods: Steroid-naïve patients with newly diagnosed PMR (2012 EULAR/ACR classification criteria) were prospectively recruited to un...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Vol. 47; no. 10; pp. 2461 - 2469
Autores principales: Owen, Claire E., Poon, Aurora M. T., Yang, Victor, McMaster, Christopher, Lee, Sze Ting, Liew, David F. L., Leung, Jessica L., Scott, Andrew M., Buchanan, Russell R. C.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2020
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost