Hybrid/Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis—2nd Edition
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 1411
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cardiovascular diseases; PET/CT; SPECT/CT; (hybrid) imaging; multimodality imaging
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Interests: PET; nuclear cardiology; inflammatory diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) is the most common form of primary vasculitis comprising giant cell arteritis (GCA), Takayasu arteritis (TAK) and aortitis. The fields of GCA and LVV have rapidly expanded. Ultrasound-guided fast-track strategies have led to a reduction of irreversible vision loss cases, and the concept of imaging confirmed large-vessel (LV-)GCA with or without a cranial disease has been added to the disease definition. Based on these considerations, the importance of multimodality imaging including ultrasound, MRI, CT and [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/CT has steadily increased. These techniques enable the assessment of cranial and extracranial arteries and the aorta and are less invasive, more sensitive and more quickly available than temporal artery biopsy (TAB) and conventional angiography are, which have been the sole diagnostic standards for GCA and TAK, respectively, for decades. To monitor LVV activity during and after treatment, related biomarker measurements would be helpful. However, specific serum biomarkers are lacking. Multimodality imaging can play a central role in this.
This Special Issue aims to present the role of non-invasive imaging modalities in the diagnosis and imaged-based therapeutic management of large-vessel vasculitis, with a particular attention not only to the standard of care, but also for relevant developments in the near future. We encourage authors to submit both preclinical and clinical studies in the field. Clinical studies may include systematic reviews/meta-analysis, retrospective studies and prospective studies emphasizing the role and need of imaging techniques in primary diagnosis, treatment response and disease relapse.
Prof. Dr. Riemer H.J.A. Slart
Prof. Dr. Lars C. Gormsen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- large-vessel vasculitis
- diagnosis
- therapy response
- multimodality imaging
- PET/CT
- SPECT/CT
- CT
- MRI
- ultrasound
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