Functional Imaging of Inflammatory Diseases Using Nuclear Medicine Techniques

Consenso da Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia 2011 para o diagnóstico e avaliação inicial da artrite reumatoide

“…[70][71][72] NEW CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA OF RA RA classifi cation has been essentially based on criteria introduced by the ACR in 1987, 73 and shown in Table 3, which are not suitable for early RA. 74 The ACR classifi cation criteria for RA were developed based on individuals with long-term RA, and were considered the standard for selecting patients for clinical studies.…”

Basic Premises to Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy – Part 1

“…The use of 67 Ga, as citrate [36], is nearly disappeared, having being completely overwhelmed by the clinic explosion of PET with 18 F-fluoro-…”

Diagnóstico por imagem da artrite reumatoide inicial

“…7 More recently, molecular imaging methods, such as positron emission tomography (PET/CT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), have been used to diagnose, characterize, and monitor the activity of inflammatory diseases, such as RA. [7][8][9] For example, (19)F-fl uorodeoxyglucose PET/CT accurately detects infl ammatory activity in large joints of patients with RA, and may be helpful for the early assessment of RA extent. 7 Although the real role of those new techniques in the investigation of RA has not been established, they hold great promise, and, in the future, may play a more critical role in the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity.…”

“…7 Although the real role of those new techniques in the investigation of RA has not been established, they hold great promise, and, in the future, may play a more critical role in the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity. 8 Currently, the three imaging methods most used to assess RA, because of the longer time of use and the experience accumulated, are as follows: conventional radiography; US; and MRI.…”