The effect of prednisolone and a short-term prednisolone discontinuation for the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT in polymyalgia rheumatica-a prospective study of 101 patients

CONCLUSION: FDG-PET/CT has limited diagnostic accuracy for differentiating PMR from other inflammatory diseases. If FDG-PET/CT is intended for diagnostic purposes, prednisolone should be discontinued to enhance diagnostic accuracy.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04519580). Registered 17th of August 2020.PMID:38563881 | DOI:10.1007/s00259-024-06697-8

Source: Molecular Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Andreas Wiggers Nielsen Ib T ønder Hansen Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen S øren Geill Kjær Jesper Blegvad-Nissen Kate Rewers Christian M øller Sørensen Ellen-Margrethe Hauge Lars Christian Gormsen Kresten Krarup Keller Source Type: research