Abstract #2974

FDG-PET-MR acquisition in systemic sclerosis for the assessment of gastrointestinal involvement: a pilot study

Stephanie Marchesseau¹, Sue-Ann P.L Ng², Andrea H.L. Low^2,3, YT Wang⁴, Jamie X.M Ho¹, Josh D. Schaefferkoetter¹, and John J. Totman¹

¹Clinical Imaging Research Centre, NUS, Singapore, Singapore, ²Departement of Rheumatology and Immunology, SGH, Singapore, Singapore, ³Duke-National University, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SGH, Singapore, Singapore

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-system disease characterized by immune dysregulation, fibrosis and vascular damage that affects the gastrointestinal tract in most patients. In this study, we investigate simultaneous FDG-PET/MR imaging for the diagnosis of SSc GIT involvement. Our preliminary results show that FDG-PET can detect inflammation in the bowels while T1 MOLLI mapping could be able to distinguish healthy from fibrotic GIT tissue.

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