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.
Akbar
Jason J
JJ
Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0761, USA. akbarjj@uc.edu
Meyer
Cris A
CA
Shipley
Ralph T
RT
Vagal
Achala S
AS
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