< sup > 18 < /sup > F-FDG PET/CT for assessing of disease activity of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Fluorine-18-FDG PET/CT has a good performance for the detection of active disease status in patients with IM. Although there are no guidelines for adopting imaging techniques, more objective and updated criteria for the assessment of disease activity incorporated with 18F-FDG PET/CT should be introduced and validated. Further studies are necessary to determine if 18F-FDG PET/CT-based treatment of IM can improve outcomes.PMID:34352048 | DOI:10.1967/s002449912353
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Source Type: research