SynthesisJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2019
F-18 FDG PET for assessment of disease activity of large vessel vasculitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study is to investigate the performance of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) or positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the assessment of disease activity in patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV) through a meta-analysis.
methodsThe MEDLINE via PubMed and EMBASE were searched for the studies evaluating the performance of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT in the assessment of disease activity in patients with LVV. Pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratios (DORs), and summary receiver-operating characteristic (sROC) curve were estimated across the included studies. Possible publication bias was assessed by Deek's funnel plot asymmetry tests.
resultsA total of 439 PET images from 298 patients pooled from nine studies showed that the pooled sensitivity was 0.88 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79-0.93] without heterogeneity (χ
conclusionsF-18 FDG PET has a good performance for the detection of active disease status in patients with LVV. Revised criteria for the assessment of disease activity incorporated with F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT should be introduced and validated. Further studies are warranted to determine if PET-based treatment of LVV can improve outcomes.
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