From: Takayasu arteritis: clinical importance of extra-vessel uptake on FDG PET/CT
Mean age (years) | 35.4 (13–71) |
Sex | |
Male | 5 (7.8%) |
Female | 59 (92.2%) |
CRP (ng/mL) | 1.73 (0–11.4) |
ESR (mm/hour) | 40.3 (2–134) |
WBC (μL) | 9133 (4200–16,600) |
Hemoglobin(g/dl) | 11.9 (6.9–15.6) |
Disease activity | |
Active | 54 (75.3%) |
Inactive | 19 (24.7%) |
Steroid treatment | 44 (60.2%) |
Immunosuppressive therapy | 15 (20.5%) |
Ulcerative colitis | 5 (6.8%) |