2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Clinical value of F18 FDG PET in patients with connective tissue disease
Project/Area Number |
26461795
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Radiation science
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Research Institution | Kagawa University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | F-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.
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Free Research Field |
炎症PET
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