case_images: PMC5463136_01
case_images: PET scan showing nodular FDG uptake in the wall of the thoracic and upper abdominal aorta and in the right atrium, suspicious for large cell arteritis.
case_images: CRIHEM2017-3091973.001.jpg
case_images: PMC5463136_01_CRIHEM2017-3091973.001.jpg
case_images: fig1
case_images: For staging, she underwent positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans and both imaging studies showed soft tissue density surrounding the entirety of the thoracic and abdominal aorta, consistent with large-vessel vasculitis (see Figures 1 and 2).
case_images: Chest CT with IV contrast showing soft tissue density surrounding the entirety of the thoracic and abdominal aorta (arrows), consistent with large-vessel vasculitis.
case_images: CRIHEM2017-3091973.002.jpg
case_images: PMC5463136_01_CRIHEM2017-3091973.002.jpg
case_images: fig2
case_images: For staging, she underwent positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans and both imaging studies showed soft tissue density surrounding the entirety of the thoracic and abdominal aorta, consistent with large-vessel vasculitis (see Figures 1 and 2).