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Original Article

Patients with Takayasu's arteritis having persistent acute-phase response usually have an increased major vessel uptake by 18F-FDG-PET/CT

Fatma Alibaz-OnerDepartment of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Pendik, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fuat DedeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
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Tunc OnesDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
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H. Turgut TurogluDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
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Haner DireskeneliDepartment of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 752-755 | Received 18 Nov 2014, Accepted 23 Jan 2015, Published online: 12 Mar 2015

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