Hashimoto thyroiditis and Takayasu aortitis: visualization of the thyroid gland and ring appearance of the mediastinum on F-18-FDG PET

Clin Nucl Med. 2008 May;33(5):377-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31816a796d.

Abstract

A woman with Hashimoto thyroiditis, treated with levothyroxine for 4 years, complained of chest pain that radiated to the neck and had progressively worsened for 2 months. CT of the chest showed circumferential thickening of the ascending aorta and aortic arch, compatible with Takayasu arteritis. She underwent F-18 FDG PET imaging, which revealed an abnormal thyroid gland and a ring-like appearance of the mediastinum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Hashimoto Disease / complications*
  • Hashimoto Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Takayasu Arteritis / complications*
  • Takayasu Arteritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18