Repetitive ¹⁸F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in giant cell arteritis: A prospective study of 35 patients

Abstract

FDG uptake in the large vessels is a sensitive marker for GCA, which can involve the larger thoracic, abdominal, and peripheral arteries. Polymyalgia rheumatica symptoms in patients with GCA correlate with (peri)synovitis of the shoulders. Relapses of GCA cannot be predicted by results of former PET scintigraphies.