Axillary lymph-node metabolic activity assessment on 18F-FDG-PET/CT in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic therapies.

Conclusion: A relationship between the glucose metabolism of the axillary LNs and the ipsilateral wrist joints was demonstrated by the 18F-FDG-PET/CT parameters. The metabolic activity and active volume of axillary LNs may reflect the therapeutic response to the biologic treatment of RA. PMID: 31578102 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - October 2, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Dam TT, Okamura K, Nakajima T, Yonemoto Y, Suto T, Arisaka Y, Tomonaga H, Tachibana M, Tajika T, Vu LD, Chikuda H, Tsushima Y Tags: Scand J Rheumatol Source Type: research