TY - JOUR
T1 - FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging in large vessel vasculitis and polymyalgia rheumatica
T2 - joint procedural recommendation of the EANM, SNMMI, and the PET Interest Group (PIG), and endorsed by the ASNC
AU - Writing group
AU - Reviewer group
AU - Members of EANM Cardiovascular
AU - Members of EANM Infection & Inflammation
AU - Members of Committees, SNMMI Cardiovascular
AU - Members of Council, PET Interest Group
AU - Members of ASNC
AU - EANM Committee Coordinator
AU - Slart, Riemer H.J.A.
AU - Glaudemans, Andor W.J.M.
AU - Chareonthaitawee, Panithaya
AU - Treglia, Giorgio
AU - Besson, Florent L.
AU - Bley, Thorsten A.
AU - Blockmans, Daniel
AU - Boellaard, Ronald
AU - Bucerius, Jan
AU - Carril, José Manuel
AU - Chen, Wengen
AU - Cid, Maria C.
AU - Dagupta, Bhaskar
AU - Dorbala, Sharmila
AU - Gheysens, Olivier
AU - Hyafil, Fabien
AU - Jain, Shaifali
AU - Klink, Thorsten
AU - van der Laken, Conny J.
AU - Lomeña, Francisco
AU - Massollo, Michela
AU - Prieto-González, Sergio
AU - Luqmani, Raashid
AU - Roivainen, Anne
AU - Salvarani, Carlo
AU - Saraste, Antti
AU - Schirmer, Michael
AU - Verberne, Hein J.
AU - Versari, Annibale
AU - Voskuyl, Alexandre E.
AU - Walter, Martin A.
AU - Camellino, Dario
AU - Brouwer, Elisabeth
AU - Cimmino, Marco A.
AU - Abidov, Aiden
AU - Agostini, Denis
AU - Beanlands, Rob S.
AU - Delgado-Bolton, Roberto C.
AU - Einstein, Andrew J.
AU - Gimelli, Alessia
AU - Miller, Edward J.
AU - Sciagrà, Roberto
AU - Signore, Alberto
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is defined as a disease mainly affecting the large arteries, with two major variants, Takayasu arteritis (TA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). GCA often coexists with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in the same patient, since both belong to the same disease spectrum. FDG-PET/CT is a functional imaging technique which is an established tool in oncology, and has also demonstrated a role in the field of inflammatory diseases. Functional FDG-PET combined with anatomical CT angiography, FDG-PET/CT(A), may be of synergistic value for optimal diagnosis, monitoring of disease activity, and evaluating damage progression in LVV. There are currently no guidelines regarding PET imaging acquisition for LVV and PMR, even though standardization is of the utmost importance in order to facilitate clinical studies and for daily clinical practice. This work constitutes a joint procedural recommendation on FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and PMR from the Cardiovascular and Inflammation & Infection Committees of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the Cardiovascular Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), and the PET Interest Group (PIG), and endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC). The aim of this joint paper is to provide recommendations and statements, based on the available evidence in the literature and consensus of experts in the field, for patient preparation, and FDG-PET/CT(A) acquisition and interpretation for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with suspected or diagnosed LVV and/or PMR. This position paper aims to set an internationally accepted standard for FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging and reporting of LVV and PMR.
AB - Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is defined as a disease mainly affecting the large arteries, with two major variants, Takayasu arteritis (TA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). GCA often coexists with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in the same patient, since both belong to the same disease spectrum. FDG-PET/CT is a functional imaging technique which is an established tool in oncology, and has also demonstrated a role in the field of inflammatory diseases. Functional FDG-PET combined with anatomical CT angiography, FDG-PET/CT(A), may be of synergistic value for optimal diagnosis, monitoring of disease activity, and evaluating damage progression in LVV. There are currently no guidelines regarding PET imaging acquisition for LVV and PMR, even though standardization is of the utmost importance in order to facilitate clinical studies and for daily clinical practice. This work constitutes a joint procedural recommendation on FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and PMR from the Cardiovascular and Inflammation & Infection Committees of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the Cardiovascular Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), and the PET Interest Group (PIG), and endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC). The aim of this joint paper is to provide recommendations and statements, based on the available evidence in the literature and consensus of experts in the field, for patient preparation, and FDG-PET/CT(A) acquisition and interpretation for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with suspected or diagnosed LVV and/or PMR. This position paper aims to set an internationally accepted standard for FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging and reporting of LVV and PMR.
KW - FDG-PET/CT(A)
KW - Imaging procedure
KW - Large vessel vasculitis
KW - Polymyalgia rheumatica
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29637252
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-018-3973-8
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-018-3973-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29637252
SN - 1619-7070
VL - 45
SP - 1250
EP - 1269
JO - European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
JF - European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
IS - 7
ER -