Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Objective: Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of PET in patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) and in patients with suspected and/or proved large vessel vasculitis (LVV). Patients and methods: 72 patients (49 females, 23 males; mean age 63 y, range 23-82) were prospectively examined with PET between February 2010 and April 2013; 42 with suspected LVV, 15 with LVV during steroid therapy, and 15 with fever of unknown origin (FUO).
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Siczek et al. (2014) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: