Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis diagnosed using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: a report of two cases.
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.
Testempassi
Eleni
E
Division of CT and MRI, Department of Radiology, General Hospital Evangelismos, Athens, Greece.
Kubota
Kazuo
K
Morooka
Miyako
M
Ito
Kimiteru
K
Masuda-Miyata
Yoko
Y
Yamashita
Hiroyuki
H
Ito
Kenji
K
Mimori
Akio
A
Kuroki
Hirofumi
H
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
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18