Diagnosis of Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis by  Ga-FAPI PET/CT.

Nucl Med Mol Imaging

Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, 2 Village Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China.

Published: February 2023

Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis with the initiation of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is important to prevent future disability. Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis lacks the classical immunological markers, thus imposing clinical diagnostic difficulty. In this case, we reported  Ga-FAPI PET/CT findings of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis in a 60-year-old lady. This case illustrates how  Ga-FAPI PET/CT aids in the diagnosis of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9832189PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13139-022-00779-xDOI Listing

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