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CASE REPORT

[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease

Kunihiko UmekitaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Ichiro TakajoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Syunichi MiyauchiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Katoko TsurumuraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Siro UenoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Norio KusumotoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Yasufumi KaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Masayuki KurokiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Takashi SasakiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, Japan
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Akihiko OkayamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-0012, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 243-247 | Received 13 Jan 2006, Accepted 06 Apr 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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