Imaging features and clinical value of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for predicting airway involvement in patients with relapsing polychondritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical value of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in assessing relapsing polychondritis (RP) with airway involvement remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate PET/CT features of RP with airway involvement and explore its clinical value in predicting disease pattern, severity and prognosis.

Methods

RP patients with airway involvement who underwent PET/CT from January 2010 to July 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. PET/CT features were analyzed both visually and semiquantitatively with the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG). Patterns of airway involvement on PET were summarized. Correlations of SUVmax and TLG of the airway were made with spir

SUBMITTER: Yi JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576346 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature