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  • Nuclear medicine
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a challenging medium-vessel vasculitis.
  • Diagnosis of PAN often requires invasive methods.
  • [18F]FDG PET/CT (FDG PET/CT) is increasingly used in vasculitis diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current evidence for FDG PET/CT in diagnosing PAN-spectrum vasculitis.
  • To identify key nuclear imaging features suggestive of PAN.
  • To explore the potential role of FDG PET/CT as a diagnostic biomarker.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on FDG PET/CT in PAN-spectrum vasculitis.
  • Focus on characteristic FDG uptake patterns in arteries and muscles.
  • Evaluation of imaging findings suggestive of primary and secondary PAN.

Main Results:

  • FDG uptake in medium-sized arteries, particularly in extremities, is suggestive of PAN.
  • A distinct "ant-farm" or "dirty muscle" pattern may indicate vasculitic myopathy in PAN.
  • FDG PET/CT can reveal findings associated with secondary PAN.

Conclusions:

  • FDG PET/CT demonstrates potential as a valuable imaging biomarker for PAN-spectrum vasculitis.
  • Characteristic FDG uptake patterns can support PAN diagnosis, especially when other tests are inconclusive.
  • Further research is needed to clarify its role in disease monitoring and relapse evaluation.