Health & Medicinearticle2026-09-06

Atlantoaxial joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from 18F-NaF and 18F-FDG PET.

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Abstract

F-NaF) reflects osseous metabolism. In combination, these tracers offer complementary insights that may facilitate detection of RA-related pathophysiology. In this report, we present active bone turnover of the atlantoaxial joint without evidence of inflammation identified on PET/CT in a 59-year-old woman with RA.

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Authors: Lancelot Herpin, Shinya Yamaguchi, Shizuka Yamamoto, Robert Subtirelu, Shiv Patil, Thomas Werner, Joshua Baker, Mona Elisabeth Revheim, Abass Alavi

Institutions: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania