Cardiopulmonary imaging in sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis is a disease with protean clinical manifestations ranging from no symptoms to sudden death. Radiologic tests are often the key to diagnosis. In this article, the authors review current imaging techniques and discuss emerging technologies used in the noninvasive cardiopulmonary evaluation of the patient who has sarcoidosis.
Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0761, USA. akbarjj@uc.edu
Jason J
JJ
Akbar
Cris A
CA
Meyer
Ralph T
RT
Shipley
Achala S
AS
Vagal
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed