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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 9.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2008 Jun 10;117(23):3039–3051. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.760686

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Combination of 18F-FDG PET and computed tomography for assessment of Takayasu arteritis. Shown are sagittal plane contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CTA) images of the thoracic and abdominal aorta (Panel A), 18F-FDG PET – CTA overlay (Panel B), and 18F-FDG PET alone (Panel C). There are areas of FDG-uptake, consistent with inflammation, visualized in the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta. (Image courtesy Dr. Paul Schoenhagen, Departments of Radiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation).