Abstract
Aortitis is aortic wall inflammation related to infectious or noninfectious causes. FDG PET/MR imaging is useful to help determine potential etiologies, assess disease progression and complications, monitor treatment, guide biopsy, or exclude alternate diagnoses.
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Gupta, R. (2018). Aortitis. In: PET/MR Imaging . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65106-4_16
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