[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease
✍ Scribed by Kunihiko Umekita; Ichiro Takajo; Syunichi Miyauchi; Katoko Tsurumura; Siro Ueno; Norio Kusumoto; Yasufumi Kai; Masayuki Kuroki; Takashi Sasaki; Akihiko Okayama
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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