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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Jul 27;37(1):101856. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2023.101856

Figure 5. Discordance between angiography and FDG-PET.

Figure 5.

In these axial images obtained at the time of diagnosis in patient with giant cell arteritis, computed tomographic angiography does not demonstrate luminal damage or vascular wall pathology in the carotid arteries; whereas, FDG-PET detects severe abnormal arterial uptake. (arrows).