Fig. 1
From: FDG-PET/CT as a useful tool for disease activity assessment in large vessel vasculitis in childhood
TA with predominantly aortitis. Patient #1 presenting with FDG enrichment in the vessel wall of the descending thoracic aorta (a and d). 6 months after the start of therapy, unchanged evidence of moderately increased FDG accumulation in the proximal ascending aorta and in the thoracic descending aorta, but slightly decreasing accumulation in the proximal abdominal descending aorta (b and e). No further nuclide accumulation in vessel walls detectable 18 months after start of therapy, overall no florid inflammatory activity (c and f)