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A Peculiar 18 F-FDG Spinal Uptake Helps Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica : "The Corset Sign".
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Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2022 Aug 01; Vol. 47 (8), pp. e550-e551. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 30. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Abstract: Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in elderly people, usually develops in patients older than 50 years, more frequently in females. An emerging imaging tool in the diagnostic workup of this condition is whole-body PET/CT, which allows an overall assessment of the articular and extra-articular structures involved.<br />Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-0229
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical nuclear medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35353750
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000004155