Research ArticleArticle
Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Who Are Taking Glucocorticoids
Alison H. Clifford, Elana M. Murphy, Steven C. Burrell, Mathew P. Bligh, Ryan F. MacDougall, J. Godfrey Heathcote, Mathieu C. Castonguay, Min S. Lee, Kara Matheson and John G. Hanly
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2017, jrheum.170138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170138
Alison H. Clifford
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Elana M. Murphy
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Steven C. Burrell
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Mathew P. Bligh
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Ryan F. MacDougall
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
J. Godfrey Heathcote
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Mathieu C. Castonguay
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Min S. Lee
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
Kara Matheson
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
John G. Hanly
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GE Healthcare Canada provided an unrestricted academic grant to support the imaging studies. A.H. Clifford, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta; E.M. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; S.C. Burrell, MD, Professor of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.P. Bligh, MD, MASc, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; R.F. MacDougall, MD, FRCPC, Department of Radiology, Valley Regional Hospital; J.G. Heathcote, MB, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University; M.C. Castonguay, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; K. Matheson, MSc, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University; M.S. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University, Halifax; J.G. Hanly, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dalhousie University. Address correspondence to Dr. Alison H. Clifford, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 8-130K Clinical Sciences Building, University Campus, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. E-mail: alison5@ualberta.ca. Accepted for publication July 7, 2017.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Who Are Taking Glucocorticoids
Alison H. Clifford, Elana M. Murphy, Steven C. Burrell, Mathew P. Bligh, Ryan F. MacDougall, J. Godfrey Heathcote, Mathieu C. Castonguay, Min S. Lee, Kara Matheson, John G. Hanly
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2017, jrheum.170138; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170138
Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Who Are Taking Glucocorticoids
Alison H. Clifford, Elana M. Murphy, Steven C. Burrell, Mathew P. Bligh, Ryan F. MacDougall, J. Godfrey Heathcote, Mathieu C. Castonguay, Min S. Lee, Kara Matheson, John G. Hanly
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2017, jrheum.170138; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170138