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ReviewEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2018

FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging in large vessel vasculitis and polymyalgia rheumatica: joint procedural recommendation of the EANM, SNMMI, and the PET Interest Group (PIG), and endorsed by the ASNC.

Riemer H J A Slart, Writing group, Reviewer group, Members of EANM Cardiovascular, Members of EANM Infection & Inflammation, Members of Committees, SNMMI Cardiovascular, Members of Council, PET Interest Group, Members of ASNC, EANM Committee Coordinator

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Review in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07628075 (Long-Axial Field of View), which is not on this map. Cited by 225 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
225citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
36.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07628075 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Long-Axial Field of View (LAFOV) [18F]FDG PET/CT Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis (LVV): Protocol Optimisation Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorImperial College LondonRan2026 to 2028Enrolled18ConditionsLarge Vessel Vasculitis, Takayasu Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)Arms[18F]FDG Long-Axial Field of View (LAFOV)-PET/CT, CT Angiogram, MR Angiogram
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

225 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 468 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. EANM/SNMMI guideline/procedure standard for [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
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  4. Meta-analysis of the diagnostic value ofFrontiers in oncology · 2022
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  5. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Noncerebral Vasculitis.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2021
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  12. Cardiovascular imaging with total-body PET.The British journal of radiology · 2026
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165 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Riemer H J A SlartUniversity of Groningen, Medical Imaging Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands. r.h.j.a.slart@umcg.nl.
Writing group
Reviewer group
Members of EANM Cardiovascular
Members of EANM Infection & Inflammation
Members of Committees, SNMMI Cardiovascular
Members of Council, PET Interest Group
Members of ASNC
EANM Committee Coordinator
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N011775/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyFluorodeoxyglucose F18Giant Cell ArteritisHumansPolymyalgia RheumaticaPositron-Emission TomographyPublic OpinionFluorodeoxyglucose F18FDG-PET/CT(A)Imaging procedureLarge vessel vasculitisPolymyalgia rheumatica

Identifiers

PMID29637252
PMCPMC5954002
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