Various forms of F-18-FDG PET and PET/CT findings in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

Authors	ŘEHÁK Zdeněk VAŠINA Jiří NĚMEC Petr FOJTÍK Zdeněk KOUKALOVÁ Renata BORTLÍČEK Zbyněk REHAKOVA Dorota ADAM Jan VAVRUSOVA Alena ADAM Zdeněk
Year of publication	2015
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Biomedical Papers of the Faculty of Medicine of Palacký University
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Doi	https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2015.026
Field	Other medical specializations
Keywords	FDG; PET; PET/CT; polymyalgia rheumatica; bursitis; vasculitis; synovitis; giant cell arteritis
Description	PMR presents by articular/periarticular synovitis, extraarticular synovitis and can be accompanied by giant cell arteritis. All types of involvement have their distinct FDG PET (PET/CT) finding, which can be seen either individually or in any of their 4 combinations. FDG PET (PET/CT) examination seems to be an advantageous one-step examination for detecting different variants of PMR, for assessing extent and severity and also for excluding occult malignancy.