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Curr Opin Rheumatol
; 30(1): 24-29, 2018 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29035930
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article was to review the recent contributions to the scoring methods of PET in vasculitis as well as to its role in the diagnostic work-up. RECENT FINDINGS: Both visual and semiquantitative scoring methods can be used to interpret PET scans. PET has been shown to be both sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis. In addition, it also has a role in predicting vascular complications. SUMMARY: There is a need to better standardize the scoring methods used to interpret PET scans. In clinical practice, PET is useful to diagnose untreated individuals with suspected large-vessel vasculitis and contributes to identify patients at risk for vascular complications.