PET/CT Diagnosis of Vasculitis：Three Cases and Literature Review

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2020.00.101

Abstract

Abstract: Large-vessel vasculitis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the aorta and its main branches.Its clinical manifestations are atypical and lack of specific laboratory indicators，which often leads to missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.In recent years，PET/CT has been widely used in the diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis，greatly improving the diagnostic efficiency.This paper summarizes three cases of large-vessel vasculitis diagnosed by 18F-FDG PET/CT in Nanjing First Hospital，and analyzed the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis and monitoring of large-vessel vasculitis combined with the relevant literature at home and abroad.

Key words: Vasculitis；Tomography, spiral computed；Positron-emission tomography；Diagnosis

摘要： 大血管炎是一类累及主动脉及其主要分支的慢性炎性疾病，临床表现不典型，且缺乏特异性的实验室检查指标，常造成漏诊及误诊。近年来正电子发射计算机断层显像（PET/CT）在大血管炎诊断中的应用越来越广泛，提高了诊断效率。本文总结了南京医科大学附属南京医院接诊的3例经18F标记脱氧葡萄糖（18F-FDG）PET/CT明确诊断的大血管炎病例，并结合国内外相关文献分析18F-FDG PET/CT在大血管炎诊断及病情监测中的作用。

关键词: 血管炎；体层摄影术, 螺旋计算机；正电子发射断层显像术；诊断

REN Qijie,GU Bingjie,WANG Xiaoqin, et al. PET/CT Diagnosis of Vasculitis：Three Cases and Literature Review　[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2020, 23(33): 4256-4258. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2020.00.101.
任启洁,顾冰洁,王小琴等. 正电子发射计算机断层显像诊断大血管炎三例并文献复习[J]. 中国全科医学, 2020, 23(33): 4256-4258. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2020.00.101.

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