Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Vasculitis.
(2025) Heart Failure Clinics — Vol. 21, n° 3, p. 461-475 (2025)
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- Systemic vasculitides comprise a group of autoimmune diseases affecting blood vessels. [18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) plays an important role in the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of vasculitides affecting large-sized and medium-sized vessels. FDG-PET/CT also provides complementary information to other vascular imaging tools. The resolution and sensitivity of newer generation scanners continues to increase, hereby improving the ability of FDG-PET/CT to accurately assess the full disease extent in patients with vasculitis. Novel tracers targeting specific immune cells will allow for more detailed detection of vascular infiltrates.
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van der Geest, K. S. M., Slijkhuis, B. G. C., Tomelleri, A., Gheysens, O., Jiemy, W. F., Piccolo, C., Nienhuis, P., Sandovici, M., Brouwer, E., Glaudemans, A. W. J. M., Mulder, D. J., & Slart, R. H. J. A. (2025). Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Vasculitis. Heart Failure Clinics, 21(3), 461-475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2025.01.007 (Original work published 2025)