Targeted PET/CT tracer improves early prediction of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Wouter van Binsbergen, MSc, MD, PhD, a student at the Amsterdam University Medical Center in Amsterdam, The NetherlandsMacrophages (a type of white blood cell), play a crucial role in the development and continuation of rheumatoid arthritis, and are a promising biomarker for assessment and monitoring of disease activity. In our study, we utilized a new PET/CT imaging technique to quantify macrophages and determine their association with clinical disease activity."

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Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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