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Visualization and localization of rheumatoid knee synovitis with FDG-PET/CT images

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We annually evaluated 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positrom emission tomography/ computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scans for three consecutive years in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The inflammatory activity of the rheumatoid synovium was visualized in coronal and transverse sections by FDG-PET/CT. The extent and area of the synovial inflammation was relatively well delineated, and this technique was more informative in detecting inflammation than were conventional X-rays.

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Ju, J.H., Kang, K.Y., Kim, I.J. et al. Visualization and localization of rheumatoid knee synovitis with FDG-PET/CT images. Clin Rheumatol 27 (Suppl 2), 39–41 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-0849-5

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