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F-18-FDG PET/CT in polymyalgia rheumatica-a pictorial review

Authors

ŘEHÁK Zdeněk ŠPRLÁKOVÁ-PUKOVÁ Andrea KAZDA Tomáš FOJTÍK Zdeněk VARGOVÁ Lenka NĚMEC Petr

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20170198
Field Other medical specializations
Keywords Polymyalgia rheumatica
Description Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is one of the inflammatory rheumatic diseases that can potentially be detected by positron emission tomography/CT. High fluorine-18 fludeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) accumulation around the shoulders, sternoclavicular and hip joints are the most common pre-treatment features of patients with PMR. Another common sign is increased F-18-FDG uptake in extra-articular regions between columnal spinous processes, near ischial tuberosities and in the praepubic area. Some patients also present with high F-18-FDG uptake in main arteries, corresponding to the characteristics of giant cell arteritis. It is possible to observe a decrease or even a disappearance of F-18-FDG uptake after effective therapy, an event which may be useful for the monitoring of treatment as well as for detection of PMR relapse.

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