Fig. 2From: Is 18F-FDG PET/CT useful for diagnosing relapsing polychondritis with airway involvement and monitoring response to steroid-based therapy?A 44-year-old woman with RP showed multicartilage involvement. a A whole-body view showed multiple foci of pathological tracer uptake in cartilages (vocal cord, SUVmax 5.8; tracheal/bronchial cartilage, SUVmax 5.8; red arrowhead). b The SUVmax of the tracheal cartilage was approximately 5.8 (red arrowhead). c Abnormal uptake was detected in the costicartilage and tracheal cartilage (red arrowhead)Back to article page