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Review Article
Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative and Semiquantitative Methods to Assess Vasculitis with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography
Table 3
18F-FDG PET and PET/CT semiquantitative diagnostic criteria.
Number of studies
Description
3
Visual grading scale (0–3) and TVS
3
Highest SUVmax vascular/liver ratio
1
Average SUVmax vascular/liver ratio
1
Highest SUVmax vascular/lung ratio
1
Average SUVmax vascular/lung ratio
1
Highest SUVmax arterial/venous ratio
1
Average SUVmax arterial/venous ratio