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Fig. 16 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 16

From: Incremental value of PET and MRI in the evaluation of cardiovascular abnormalities

Fig. 16

Vasculitis. a Axial STIR MRI image performed in a patient with suspected vasculitis following lung cancer chemotherapy shows an intense high signal in the wall of the ascending and descending aorta (arrows), which is indicative of active vasculitis. b Sagittal FDG PET image in the same patient shows the intense uptake along the wall of the thoracic aorta (arrow). c This high uptake is localized better to the aortic wall (arrow) using the fused PET/MR image (bottom)

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