Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit.
Department of Advanced Technology, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2018 Jan;30(1):24-29. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000459.
The aim of this article was to review the recent contributions to the scoring methods of PET in vasculitis as well as to its role in the diagnostic work-up.
Both visual and semiquantitative scoring methods can be used to interpret PET scans. PET has been shown to be both sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of large-vessel vasculitis. In addition, it also has a role in predicting vascular complications.
There is a need to better standardize the scoring methods used to interpret PET scans. In clinical practice, PET is useful to diagnose untreated individuals with suspected large-vessel vasculitis and contributes to identify patients at risk for vascular complications.
本文旨在回顾近年来在血管炎的 PET 评分方法及其在诊断中的作用方面的进展。
视觉和半定量评分方法均可用于解读 PET 扫描。PET 在诊断大血管血管炎方面具有较高的敏感性和特异性。此外，它在预测血管并发症方面也具有一定作用。
需要更好地规范用于解读 PET 扫描的评分方法。在临床实践中，PET 有助于诊断疑似大血管血管炎的未经治疗的个体，并有助于识别发生血管并发症的风险患者。
