Abstract:BackgroundEarly diagnosis and treatment of aortitis are important to prevent possible serious complications such us aneurysm, aneurismal ruptured or aortic dissection. Aortitis may present with non-specific symptoms. Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful in diagnosing aortitis. However, PET is an expensive technique.ObjectivesOur aim was to evaluate those PET performed by suspected aortitis in order to find some predictive factors for positive PET for aortitis.MethodsStudy of PET performed by suspected … Show more
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