18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and serum cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in the assessment of disease activity in Takayasu's arteritis
Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET–CT) and serum levels of different cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) and associations with disease activity. ...
Estudios de Casos y Controles, Citocinas/metabolismo, Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18/administración & dosificación, Interleucina-6/metabolismo, Metaloproteinasas de la Matriz/metabolismo, Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos, Radiofármacos/administración & dosificación, Arteritis de Takayasu/diagnóstico por imagen, Arteritis de Takayasu/metabolismo, Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo