title: Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis diagnosed using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: a report of two cases.
abstract: We present two cases of tuberculous pericarditis that were diagnosed using 18F-fluorodeoxyglycose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). Here, we highlight the value of 18F-FDG-PET for demonstrating tuberculous pericardial involvement as well as disease dissemination and activity. The patients received antitubercular treatment, and their symptoms and findings resolved accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Division of CT and MRI, Department of Radiology, General Hospital Evangelismos, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Testempassi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morooka
authors.forename: Kimiteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda-Miyata
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mimori
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuroki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18