Comparison between FDG, methionine, and 4DST PET in patients with arthritis and vasculitis

Comparison between FDG, methionine, and 4DST PET in patients with arthritis and vasculitis - Evaluation of inflammatry diseases using 3 PET tracers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000015691

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-01-01

Start date

2015-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

collagen diseases(arthritis vasculitis)

Interventions

PET examinations(FDG,methionine,4DST)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients suspected collagen disease by specialists. 2.Patients who were 20 years old or older when they signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Pregnant or lactating patients. 2.Patients with severe immunosuppression. 3.Patients with malignancies. 4.Patients who were suspected of not being able to provide full voluntary agreement to participate in this research study because of mental and/or legal problems,etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation PET uptake with clinical manifestations during pre- and post-treatments	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKimiteru Ito

Tokyo metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and institute of Gerontology Department of Diagnostic Radiology

itoukimiteru@yahoo.co.jp03-3964-1141(62197)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026