Table 3.

Results of the different visual composite scores (m ± s^a) according to the final diagnosis.

Parameters	All IRsb taken together (n = 161)	PMRc ± GCA (n = 57)	RAd (n = 49)	SAe (n = 18)	GCAf without PMR (n = 10)	Absence of IR (n = 61)	Rheumatic diseases without IR (n = 32)
F${}_{17}^{\text{g}}$	0.88 ± 0.63	1.32 ± 0.61	0.65 ± 0.41	0.69 ± 0.67	0.32 ± 0.31	0.44 ± 0.31	0.45 ± 0.29
Nbh	3.52 ± 4.47	6.90 ± 4.88	1.53 ± 2.18	2.56 ± 4.34	0.3 ± 0.67	0.62 ± 1.20	0.62 ± 1.13

^am ± s, Mean and standard deviation.

^bIR, Inflammatory rheumatism.

^cPMR, Polymyalgia rheumatic.

^dRA, Rheumatoid arthritis.

^eSA, Spondyloarthritis.

^fGCA, Giant cell arteritis.

^gF₁₇ is the mean FDG uptake score studied in the 17 sites.

^hNb is the number of sites with significant uptake (≥ liver uptake).