December 2024 – A new study has demonstrated the value of Total-Body PET imaging in identifying systemic inflammation in patients with psoriatic and other autoimmune arthritis
Led by Drs. Yasser Abdelhafez, Siba Raychaudhuri and Abhijit Chaudhari at UC Davis Health
The research, published in Rheumatology included 71 adults with psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or osteoarthritis, and revealed that a significant proportion of inflamed joints (15%), entheses (20%), and nails (13%) were undetected by routine assessments but captured by a single, low-dose Total-Body PET scan. This work could pave the way for earlier diagnosis and better treatment of autoimmune arthritic conditions.
Congratulations to the UC Davis team!
Related Link:
- Publication - https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keae702/7931525