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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Clinical value of F18 FDG PET in patients with connective tissue disease

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 26461795
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Radiation science
Research InstitutionKagawa University

Principal Investigator

Kawase Yoshiro  香川大学, 医学部, 協力研究員 (60169729)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
KeywordsF-18 FDG / 炎症PET / 膠原病 / 治療効果判定 / 大動脈炎症候群 / 多発性筋炎 / 皮膚筋炎 / IgG4関連疾患
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Connective tissue diseases represent a heterogeneous group of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders with a large variety of affected organs. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) is widely used in oncology but may also be valuable in patients with infections or inflammatory disease. Our experience demonstrates that 18F-FDG PET is a unique imaging technique for assessing the metabolic activity throughout the body in those with a connective tissue disease. Furthermore, 18F-FDG PET is also useful in the evaluation of disease activity.

Free Research Field

炎症PET

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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