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. 2021 May 3;48(12):3886–3902. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05362-8

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Modulation of quantitative [18F]FDG-PET/CT measures upon clinical remission in longitudinal studies. Per scan data or per patient data at baseline and during serial scans were obtained, if the disease activity during the scans was clearly defined in the studies. a Representative [18F]FDG-PET/CT scans of a patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Scans were performed at diagnosis and during immunosuppressive treatment. b Timing of follow-up scans and c quantitative PET measures (including no. of positive arteries, composite PET scores, target to background ratio (TBRs) in the included, longitudinal studies. CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; MTX, methotrexate; PRED, prednisolone; TCZ, tocilizumab (anti-IL-6 receptor therapy)