F18-FDG PET/CT in a patient with Antisynthetase Syndrome
Tina Nazerani-Zemann, Susanne Stanzel, Christian Gstettner, Reingard Maria Aigner, Birgit Pernthaler · Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine · 2023 · Heft 02 · S. 73-74
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AbstractMore prevalent in women than men, Antisynthetase Syndrome is a rare and poorly defined autoimmune disease associated with interstitial lung disease, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis. In addition to various diagnostic tools, imaging modalities are needed in certain situations. A 42-year-old woman with Anti-Jo-1-positive Antisynthetase Syndrome presented with thoracic muscular pain. She underwent whole-body Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F18-FDG PET/CT) to evaluate the total extent of the muscles affected. Depicting symptomatic symmetric myositis of the intercostal mu…
