title: Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in patients with unexplained chronic uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) in patients with unexplained chronic uveitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of 19 (18)F-FDG PET scans. All patients had normal chest CT. In the final analysis, the authors used criteria similar to the criteria of Abad et al. (Abad S, Meyssonier V, Allali J, et al. Association of peripheral multifocal choroiditis with sarcoidosis: a study of thirty-seven patients. Arthritis Rheum. 2004;51:974-982) for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis-associated uveitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten (53%) whole-body scans were consistent with sarcoidosis. At the end, subsequent mediastinal biopsies proved sarcoidosis in 3 patients; 2 patients were considered as presumed sarcoidosis, and 6 indeterminate sarcoidosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  (18)F-FDG PET may show focal uptake suggestive of sarcoidosis in patients with unexplained uveitis.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel Dieu, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. pascal.seve@chu-lyon.fr
authors: Pascal
authors: P
authors: Seve
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Billotey
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Janier
authors: Jean-Daniel
authors: JD
authors: Grange
authors: Christiane
authors: C
authors: Broussolle
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Kodjikian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18