Atlantoaxial joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from 18F-NaF and 18F-FDG PET.
F-NaF) reflects osseous metabolism. In combination, these tracers offer complementary insights that may facilitate detection of RA-related pathophysiology. In this report, we present active bone turnover of the atlantoaxial joint without evidence of inflammation identified on PET/CT in a 59-year-old woman with RA.
Authors
- Shizuka Yamamoto
- Shinya Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6802-2837)
- Robert Subtirelu
- Shiv Patil
- Mona Elisabeth Revheim
- Lancelot Herpin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3026-8918)
- Thomas Werner
- Abass Alavi
- Joshua Baker
Institutions
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1967/s002449913011
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00