Publications by authors named "J L Cullmann"

Objectives: MRI is well established for diagnosing GCA. Its role in monitoring disease activity has yet to be determined. We investigated vascular and musculoskeletal inflammation using MRI in the patients of the GUSTO trial to assess the utility of MRI in monitoring disease activity.

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Objectives: To investigate the proportion and distribution of contrast enhancement (CE) of musculoskeletal structures with MRI of the thorax/abdomen/pelvis in giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Methods: CE at 34 musculoskeletal sites was rated with a four-point ordinal scale. Patients were divided into groups with or without glucocorticoid (GC) treatment and with or without symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).

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At the beginning of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77) in September 2022, UN members agreed to design and implement solutions to guarantee food, water, and education for all; improve human development; reform the global financial system; secure a healthy environment; and embark on a path toward a less unjust global society. Transformative solutions are needed to respond to the multiple related crises of the Anthropocene and to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the 78th session of the UNGA now gets underway, the importance of science in helping the UN to make progress on these issues is as clear and critical as ever.

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Background: The use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for tumor and pain control in patients with bone metastases is increasing. We report response assessment after bone SBRT using radiological changes through time and clinical examination of patients.

Methods: We analyzed retrospectively oligo-metastatic/progressive patients with bony lesions treated with SBRT between 12/2008 and 10/2018, without in-field re-irradiation, in our institution.

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